Bill Text: GA HB1183 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Sexual offenses; gender neutrality in incest offense; provide

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-22 - House Committee Favorably Reported [HB1183 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB1183-Introduced.html

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10 LC 29 3973

House Bill 1183

By: Representatives Neal of the 1st, Collins of the 27th, Powell of the 171st, Abrams of the 84th, and Benfield of the 85th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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 involving sexual intercourse or sodomy; 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 revising subsection (a) of Code Section 16-6-22, relating to incest, as follows:

"(a) A person commits the offense of incest when the such 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 to 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) Siblings Brother and sister 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.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.