07 LC 18
5911
Senate
Bill 20
By:
Senators Hill of the 32nd and Thompson of the 33rd
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 that it shall be unlawful to have carnal
knowledge with a disabled person who is incapable of granting consent; to
provide for penalties; 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 adding a new Code section to read as
follows:
"16-6-26.
(a)
As used in this Code section, the term 'disabled person' means any person with a
mental or emotional illness, developmental disability, or addictive
disease.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to have carnal knowledge with a disabled
person of the age of majority whom he or she knows or reasonably should know is
incapable of giving consent to such activity.
(c)
A person convicted of violating the provisions of this Code section shall be
punished by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 20
years."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.