A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to enact the "Georgia Back to Life, Back to Work Act"; to provide a short title; to provide that no court shall impose a period of probation that exceeds 24 months; to provide for conforming changes; to revise requirements for active probation supervision; to eliminate probation for life for persons convicted of certain serious violent felonies; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to define "law enforcement officer"; to amend Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to probation, so as to eliminate certain special terms of probation; to revise certain probation requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Statutes affected:
LC 48 0376/a: 17-10-1, 17-10-1.5, 17-10-6.1, 17-10-6.2, 16-13-2, 35-3-37, 42-1-12, 17-6-1, 42-8-34, 16-6-4, 16-6-2, 16-6-22.2, 35-8-2, 17-3-2.1, 35-3-34, 35-3-35, 3-3-23, 3-3-23.1, 16-5-20, 16-5-23, 16-5-23.1, 16-5-90, 16-5-95, 16-6-5, 16-6-5.1, 16-6-8, 16-6-10, 16-6-11, 16-6-12, 16-6-22.1, 16-10-24.3, 16-11-61, 16-8-14, 16-8-14.1, 16-5-46, 16-5-101, 16-5-102, 16-12-100, 16-12-100.1, 16-12-100.2, 40-6-391, 16-5-21, 16-5-24, 16-10-24, 31-8-51, 37-3-1, 37-4-2, 37-1-1, 42-9-42, 17-10-3, 42-8-34.1, 42-8-35.2, 16-13-30, 16-13-31, 42-8-37, 42-8-102