06 LC 29
2246S
House
Bill 1031 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
By:
Representatives Dodson of the
75th,
Willard of the
49th,
Royal of the
171st,
Barnes of the
78th,
Jordan of the
77th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to sexual offenses, so as to provide for gender neutrality with regard to the
offense of incest; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual
offenses, is amended by striking subsection (a) of Code Section 16-6-22,
relating to incest, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(a)
A person commits the offense of incest when
he
the
person engages in sexual intercourse
or sodomy, as
such term is defined in Code Section
16-6-2, with a person to whom he
or
she knows he
or
she is related either by blood or by
marriage as follows:
(1)
Father and
daughter or
stepdaughter
child or
stepchild;
(2)
Mother and
son or
stepson
child or
stepchild;
(3)
Sibling
Brother and
sister of the whole blood or of the half
blood and
sibling of the whole blood or of the half
blood;
(4)
Grandparent and grandchild;
(5)
Aunt and niece
or nephew; or
(6)
Uncle and niece
or
nephew."
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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.