06 LC 29
2353S/AP
House
Bill 1417 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Ralston of the
7th,
Fleming of the
117th,
Mumford of the
95th,
and Crawford of the
127th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 15-12-40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to compilation, maintenance, and revision of jury lists, so as to allow the
Administrative Office of the Courts to assist the board of jury commissioners in
compiling, maintaining, and revising the lists of trial jurors and grand jurors;
to amend Code Section 40-5-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to keeping of records of applications for licenses and information, so as to
provide for a cross-reference to the Administrative Office of the Courts
receiving certain information; to provide for related matters; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 15-12-40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
compilation, maintenance, and revision of jury lists, is amended by adding a new
subsection to the end of such Code section to read as follows:
"(d)
Assistance of the
Administrative Office of the Courts.
(1)
The Administrative Office of the Courts may assist the clerk of the superior
court or the jury clerk, whichever is applicable, by providing a list of county
citizens who the Administrative Office of the Courts certifies are prima facie
eligible persons for consideration as jurors on the traverse and grand jury
pools.
(2) The Department of Driver Services shall provide the Administrative Office
of the Courts the list required by subparagraph (a)(1)(A) of this Code section
and the information set forth in the undesignated text of paragraph (1) of
subsection (a) of this Code section.
(3)
The Secretary of State shall provide the Administrative Office of the Courts the
list of registered voters and list of convicted
felons."
SECTION
2.
Code
Section 40-5-2, of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to keeping
of records of applications for licenses and information on licenses and
furnishing information, is amended by striking paragraph (7) of subsection (f)
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(7)
The lists required to be made available to boards of jury commissioners
and the
Administrative Office of the Courts
pursuant to Code Section 15-12-40 regarding county residents who are the holders
of
driverś
licenses or personal identification cards issued pursuant to this chapter. Such
lists shall identify each such person by name, address, date of birth, gender,
driveŕs
license or personal identification card number issued pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter, and, whenever racial and ethnic information is collected by the
department for purposes of voter registration pursuant to Code Section 21-2-221,
by racial or ethnic
group."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.