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HB 498 - Dangerous instrumentalities; cert instructional communication

Buckner, Gail M (95th)	Henson, Michele (65th)	Mobley, Barbara J (69th)
Squires, Mary (78th)	Randall, Nikki T (127th)	Watson, Stanley (70th)

Status Summary	HC:	SJudy	SC:		FR:	02/05/99	LA:	03/24/99	H - Recommitted

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Part 4 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal offenses involving unlawful teaching and training concerning dangerous instrumentalities for unlawful purposes, so as to prohibit communication of information concerning such matters under certain circumstances; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 16-11-151

HB 498                                             LC 14 7230 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Part 4 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of 
  1- 2  the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal 
  1- 3  offenses involving unlawful teaching and training concerning 
  1- 4  dangerous instrumentalities for unlawful purposes, so as to 
  1- 5  prohibit communication of information concerning such 
  1- 6  matters under certain circumstances; to redefine the 
  1- 7  criminal offense involved; to provide for related matters; 
  1- 8  to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 9       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-10                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-11  Part 4 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the 
  1-12  Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal 
  1-13  offenses involving unlawful teaching and training concerning 
  1-14  dangerous instrumentalities for unlawful purposes, is 
  1-15  amended by striking Code Section 16-11-151, relating to 
  1-16  prohibited activities, and inserting in its place a new Code 
  1-17  section to read as follows: 
 
  1-18    "16-11-151. 
 
  1-19    (a) As used in this Code section, the term 'dangerous 
  1-20    weapon' has the same meaning as found in paragraph (1) of 
  1-21    Code Section 16-11-121. 
 
  1-22    (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to: 
 
  1-23      (1) Teach, train, communicate, or demonstrate to any 
  1-24      other person the use, application, or making of any 
  1-25      illegal firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive, or 
  1-26      incendiary device capable of causing injury or death to 
  1-27      persons either directly or through a writing or over or 
  1-28      through a computer or computer network if the person 
  1-29      teaching, training, communicating, or demonstrating 
  1-30      knows, has reason to know, or intends that such 
  1-31      teaching, training, communicating, or demonstrating will 
  1-32      be unlawfully employed for use in or in furtherance of a 
  1-33      civil disorder, riot, or insurrection; or 
 
 
 
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  2- 1      (2) Assemble with one or more persons for the purpose of 
  2- 2      being taught, trained, communicated to, or instructed in 
  2- 3      the use of any illegal firearm, dangerous weapon, 
  2- 4      explosive, or incendiary device capable of causing 
  2- 5      injury or death to persons if such person so assembling 
  2- 6      knows, has reason to know, or intends that such 
  2- 7      teaching, training, communication, or instruction will 
  2- 8      be unlawfully employed for use in or in furtherance of a 
  2- 9      civil disorder, riot, or insurrection. 
 
  2-10    (c) Any person who violates any provision of subsection 
  2-11    (b) of this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, 
  2-12    upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of 
  2-13    not more than $5,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less 
  2-14    than one nor more than five years, or both." 
 
  2-15                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2-16  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-17  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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