Alcoholic beverages; social host's criminal responsibility; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the O.C.G.A., relating to prohibited acts involving alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for a social host's criminal responsibility; to provide for exceptions; to expand criminal responsibility for providing or allowing individuals under 21 years of age to consume alcoholic beverages; to provide for penalties and conditional discharge; to amend Code Section 17-4-23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the procedure for arrest by citation for motor vehicle violations, so as to allow for arrest by citation for a social hosting offense; to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal history information, so as to allow for record restriction when an individual is given a conditional discharge for a social hosting offense; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
introduced
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2018
Last action Feb 12, 2018
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6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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