08 HB
1116/CSFA
House
Bill 1116 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) (AM)
By:
Representative Barnard of the
166th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to conditions of detention, so as to increase the minimum
reimbursement rate paid to counties for housing state inmates, subject to
appropriation; to change certain provisions relating to transmittal of
information on convicted persons and place of detention; to change the provision
that allows convicted persons to remain in local jails under certain
circumstances; to amend Article 9 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code
of Georgia Annotated, relating to probation management, so as to modify certain
provisions relating to the "Probation Management Act of 2004"; 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
3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to conditions of detention, is amended by revising subsection (c) of Code
Section 42-5-51, relating to jurisdiction over certain misdemeanor offenders,
designation of place of confinement of inmates, and reimbursement of counties
for housing state inmates, as follows:
"(c)
After proper documentation is received from the clerk of the court, the
department shall have 15 days to transfer an inmate under sentence to the place
of confinement.
Subject to the
appropriation of funds by the General Assembly,
if the inmate is not transferred within
the 15 days, the department will reimburse the county, in a sum not less than
$7.50
$25.00
per day per inmate and in such
an
additional
amount as may be appropriated for this purpose by the General Assembly, for the
cost of the incarceration, commencing 15 days after proper documentation is
received by the department from the clerk of the court. The reimbursement
provisions of this Code section shall only apply to payment for the
incarceration of felony inmates available for transfer to the department, except
inmates under death sentence awaiting transfer after their initial trial, and
shall not apply to inmates who were incarcerated under the custody of the
commissioner at the time they were returned to the county jail for trial on
additional charges or returned to the county jail for any other purposes,
including for the purpose of a new trial."
SECTION
2.
Said
article is further amended by revising subsection (d) of Code Section 42-5-50,
relating to transmittal of information on convicted persons and place of
detention, as follows:
"(d)
The department shall not be required to assume the custody of those inmates who
have been convicted and sentenced prior to January 1, 1983, and because their
conviction is under appeal have not been transferred to the custody of the
department, until July 1, 1983.
Subject to the
appropriation of funds by the General Assembly,
the state shall pay for each
such
inmate not transferred to the custody of the
department,
including inmates not transferred pursuant to subsection (c) of this Code
section, the per diem rate specified by
subsection (c) of Code Section 42-5-51 for each day the inmate remains in the
custody of the county
beginning 15
days after the department receives the
notice provided by subsection (a) of this Code section
on or after
January 1, 1983."
SECTION
3.
Article
9 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to probation management, is amended in Code Section 42-8-153, relating to
administrative sanctions as an alternative to judicial modification or
revocation of probation, as follows:
"42-8-153.
(a)
The department is authorized to establish by rules and regulations a system of
administrative sanctions as an alternative to judicial modifications or
revocations for probationers who violate the terms and conditions of the
sentencing options system established under this article. The department may
not, however, sanction probationers for violations of special conditions of
probation or general conditions of probation for which the sentencing judge has
expressed an intention that such violations be heard by the court pursuant to
Code Section 42-8-34.1.
(b)
The department shall only impose restrictions which are equal to or less
restrictive than the
initial
sanction
cap
set by the sentencing judge.
(c)
The administrative sanctions which may be imposed by the department are as
follows, from most restrictive to least restrictive:
(1)
Probation detention center or residential substance abuse treatment
facility;
(2)
Probation boot camp;
(3)
Probation diversion center;
(5)(4)
Options
system
Department of
Corrections day reporting center;
(4)(5)
Intensive probation;
(6)
Electronic monitoring;
(7)
Community service; or
(8)
Probation supervision."
SECTION
4.
Said
article is further amended in Code Section 42-8-154, relating to preliminary
hearings, as follows:
"42-8-154.
Whenever
an options system probationer is arrested on a warrant for an alleged violation
of probation, an informal preliminary hearing shall be held within a reasonable
time not to exceed 15 days. However, a preliminary hearing is not required if
the probationer is not under arrest on a
warrant,
or
if the probationer has signed a waiver of a preliminary
hearing, or if
the administrative hearing referred to in Code Section 42-8-155 will be held
within 15 days of
arrest."
SECTION
5.
Said
article is further amended in Code Section 42-8-155, relating to hearings
regarding violations, by adding a new subsection to read as
follows:
"(f)
Official forms of the department for the recording of the findings, imposition
of sanctions, or waiver of a hearing signed by the department hearing officer
shall be filed with the clerk of the superior court having jurisdiction over the
defendant."
SECTION
6.
Said
article is further amended in Code Section 42-8-156, relating to the finality of
the hearing officer´s decision, as follows:
"42-8-156.
(a)
The hearing officer´s decision shall be final unless the options system
probationer files
for review
with the senior hearing officer. The request for review shall be filed within
15 days of the issuance of the department´s decision. The request for
review shall not stay the department´s decision. The senior hearing
officer shall issue a response within seven days of receipt of the review
request.
(b)
The senior hearing officer´s decision shall be final unless the options
system probationer files an appeal in the
sentencing court. Such appeal shall name the commissioner as defendant and
shall be filed within 30 days of the issuance of the decision by the
department
senior hearing
officer.
(b)(c)
This appeal shall be first reviewed by the judge upon the record. At the
judge´s discretion, a de novo hearing may be held on the decision. The
filing of the appeal shall not stay the department´s decision.
(c)(d)
Where the sentencing judge does not act on the appeal within 30 days of the date
of the filing of the appeal, the department´s decision shall be affirmed by
operation of law."
SECTION
7.
Said
article is further amended in Code Section 42-8-158, relating to application of
the article only in counties with certified options system day reporting
centers, as follows:
"42-8-158.
This
article shall only apply in
counties
that have an options system day reporting center certified by the
department
judicial
circuits where the department has allocated certified hearing
officers."
SECTION
8.
Said
article is further amended by repealing Code Section 42-8-160, relating to the
repeal of the article, which reads as follows:
"42-8-160.
This
article shall be repealed in its entirety on June 30, 2008."
SECTION
9.
Sections
1 and 2 of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2008. The remaining
sections of this Act shall become effective on June 15, 2008.
SECTION
10.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.