Sentencing and Imposition of Punishment; court imposing sentence may grant the relief of vacatur for nonviolent convictions; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 and Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment and the Georgia Crime Information Center, respectively, so as to provide that the court imposing sentence may grant the relief of vacatur for nonviolent convictions and sentences of defendants who obtained such convictions and sentences as a direct result of being victims of trafficking for labor or sexual servitude; to provide definitions; to provide for the restriction of access to criminal history record information of individuals where such criminal history record information relates to such convictions; to provide for notice and hearing under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2020
Last action Jan 29, 2020
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Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
15 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bruce Thompson
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Gloria Butler
DDemocratic
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Horacena Tate
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
Jennifer Jordan
DDemocratic
P
Lester Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Sheikh Rahman
DDemocratic
P
Steve Henson
DDemocratic
P
Zahra Karinshak
DDemocratic
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