History. Code 1981, § 15-21-101 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2018, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 2-4/HB 1176; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 1-11/SB 367; Ga. L. 2022, p. 26, § 4-2/HB 1013.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, in subsection (b), deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (b)(1), substituted a semicolon for a period at the end of paragraph (b)(2), added paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4); designated the ending undesignated paragraph as subsection (c); and substituted “programs, drug court divisions, operating under the influence court divisions, or family treatment court divisions” for “programs or drug court divisions” near the end of present subsection (c).
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, added “for adults and children” at the end of paragraph (b)(1), deleted “and” from the end of paragraph (b)(3), substituted “; and” for the existing period at the end of paragraph (b)(4), and added paragraph (b)(5).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 9-1(a)/HB 1176, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2012, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction for the same type of offense, of whatever degree or level, pursuant to this Act.”
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For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 290 (2012).
For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2016).