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25 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. [i] (2008-2009)

handle is hein.journals/gslr25 and id is 1 raw text is: GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW VOLUME 25 NUMBER 1 FALL 2008 CONTENTS CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Against Public Order and Safety Code Section: O.C.G.A. §§ 16-11-113 (new), 16-11-126 (amended), 16-11-127 (amended), 16-11-127.1 (amended), 16-11-129 (amended and new subsection added), 16-11-135 (new), 51-1-29.2 (amended) Bill Number: HB 89 Georgia Laws: 2008 Ga. Laws 802 Effective Date: July 1, 2008 Summary: 1B 89 revises many of Georgia's gun laws. Under the new law, it is no longer a crime for individuals with a valid firearms license to carry a gun in a public park, on public transportation, or into many restaurants that serve alcohol. For those without a firearms license, but are eligible to receive one, the law expands car carry rights and shortens the timeframes for probate court judges to issue firearms licenses. The law also addresses many other areas of Georgia's code related to gun regulation by criminalizing straw purchases, increasing constable carry rights, and expanding civil tort immunity to organizations working under the direction of a state agency during a state of em ergency ............................................................................................ 1 CRIMES AND OFFENSES General Provisions Code Sections: O.C.G.A. § 16-12-37 (amended) Bill Number: HB 301 Georgia Laws: 2008 Ga. Laws 114 Effective Date: May 6, 2008 Summary: The bill seeks to toughen Georgia's dogfighting laws, which are some of the weakest in the United States. The bill mandates harsher penalties for those knowingly involved in the fighting of dogs, while also introducing penalties for spectators who are caught attending dogfights .................................................................................................... 3 1

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