Georgia Code
Article 1 - Definitions; Felony Cases
§ 17-16-2. Applicability of Article

History. Code 1981, § 17-16-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1895, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1250, § 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 20, § 12/HB 170; Ga. L. 2005, p. 474, § 1/HB 222; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 4-21/HB 242.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, subsection (e) as enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 20, § 12, was redesignated as subsection (f).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2005, p. 20, § 1/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Criminal Justice Act of 2005.’ ”
Ga. L. 2005, p. 20, § 17/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the first 2005 amendment applies to all trials which commence on or after July 1, 2005.
Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 5-1/HB 242, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014, and shall apply to all offenses which occur and juvenile proceedings commenced on and after such date. Any offense occurring before January 1, 2014, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior adjudication for the purpose of imposing a disposition that provides for a different penalty for subsequent adjudications, of whatever class, pursuant to this Act. The enactment of this Act shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before January 1, 2014, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecutions.”
Law reviews.
For note and comment, “Hope for the Best and Prepare for the Worst: The Capital Defender’s Guide to Reciprocal Discovery in the Sentencing Phase of Georgia Death Penalty Trials,” see 23 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 995 (2007).

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