shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.
(c.1) Subsections (b) and (c) of this Code section shall not apply to:
History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 719, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 5; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1078, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 519, § 4/HB 1302; Ga. L. 2014, p. 432, § 2-10/HB 826; Ga. L. 2014, p. 599, § 3-4/HB 60.
The 2014 amendments. —
The first 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, substituted the present provisions of the first sentence of subsection (a) for the former provisions, which read: “It shall be unlawful for any person to remain upon the premises or within the school safety zone as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 16-11-127.1 of any public or private school in this state or to remain upon such premises or within such school safety zone when that person does not have a legitimate cause or need to be present thereon.”; in paragraph (b)(1), substituted “present in or on any school safety zone” for “present upon the premises or within the school safety zone of any public or private school” near the beginning and substituted “school safety zone” for “premises” near the end; and added subsection (g). The second 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, deleted “paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of” following “as defined in” in the first sentence of subsection (a).
Cross references.
Criminal penalty for failure to leave ground of public school when so directed, § 16-11-35 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall be known and may be cited as the “School Safety and Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1994”.
Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, sets forth legislative findings and determinations for the “School Safety and Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1994”.
Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 29, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability.
Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 30, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall apply to all offenses committed on or after May 1, 1994.
Ga. L. 2006, p. 519, § 7/HB 1302, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section shall become effective on July 1, 2006, and shall apply to all crimes committed on or after such date. Any offense committed before July 1, 2006, shall be punishable as provided by the statute in effect at the time the offense was committed.
Ga. L. 2014, p. 599, § 1-1/HB 60, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Safe Carry Protection Act.’”
Law reviews.
For article on the 2014 amendment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 47 (2014).