06 LC 29
2208
House
Bill 1330
By:
Representatives Lunsford of the
110th,
Lindsey of the
54th,
Buckner of the
76th,
Mosley of the
178th,
Drenner of the
86th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 45-12-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to rewards for the detection or apprehension of perpetrators of felonies, so as
to remove certain limitations with respect to the offering of such rewards by
the governing authority of a county or municipality; to provide an effective
date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 45-12-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rewards
for the detection or apprehension of perpetrators of felonies, is amended by
striking subsection (b) and inserting in its place a new subsection (b) to read
as follows:
"(b)
The Governor and any county or municipal governing authority shall, in their
discretion, offer and cause to be paid rewards for the detection or apprehension
of the perpetrator of any felony committed within this state, such reward not to
exceed the sum of $1,000.00 in felonies not capital, including arson, and not to
exceed the sum of $10,000.00 in capital felonies and arson; provided, however,
that the
governing authority of a county or municipality may offer and pay such a reward
only in cases in which the Governor has first offered a reward and, in such
cases, the amount offered by any local
governing authority shall not exceed
the aggregate
amount of
$25,000.00."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.