06 LC 28
2767
Senate
Bill 528
By:
Senator Thompson of the 5th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to granting of relief in family violence cases by the
superior courts, so as to provide that neither the filing of a notice of appeal
nor the filing of an appeal of a temporary protective order shall act as a stay
or supersedeas of such order; to provide for related matters; to provide an
effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to granting of relief in family violence cases by the superior courts, is
amended by adding a new Code Section 19-13-7 to read as follows:
"19-13-7.
Neither
the filing of a notice of appeal nor the filing of an appeal of a temporary
protective order issued under this article shall act as a stay or supersedeas of
such order, and such order shall remain in effect during such
appeal."
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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.