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An Act Expanding DNA Collection to First-Offender Sentences and Detention Facilities (HB 470, Ga. L. 2019, p. 299, 2019)

April 28, 2019

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Most significant expansion since 2000; added a collection trigger for persons charged with a felony who receive a first-offender sentence (never formally 'convicted'); expanded the definition of 'detention facility' to include county correctional facilities. Effective April 28, 2019.

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State
Georgia
Bill Number
HB 470
Legislation Status
Enacted

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