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GA statute updates

August 2024

In our Georgia Dating Violence Protective Orders section, we added the question What can I do if the abuser violates the order? based on 2024 legislative changes adding dating orders to the statute about how violations are handled.

In our Georgia Stalking Protective Orders section, we updated What types of stalking protective orders are there and how long do they last? based on 2024 legislative changes clarifying when a judge may issue mutual orders.

On our Georgia Child Support page, we updated:

All of the above changes made in English; Spanish coming soon!

On our Georgia Crimes page, we did the following in English and Spanish:

  • fixed the name of “aggravated assault” to make it clearer that it is a separate crime from simple assault; and
  • added “aggravated battery” and “unlawful squatting” to the list of crimes.

We also added three related statutes to our Selected Georgia Statutes page.

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Georgia

Whats New: 

Added Statute(s)
Created New Question(s)
Updated Question(s)
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Statute Added Count: 

3

Summary: 

In our Georgia Dating Violence Protective Orders section, we added one question. In our Georgia Stalking Protective Orders section, we updated one question. On our Georgia Child Support page, we updated two questions. All of these changes made in English; Spanish coming soon!

On our Georgia Crimes page, we did the following in English and Spanish:

  • fixed the name of “aggravated assault” to make it clearer that it is a separate crime from simple assault; and
  • added “aggravated battery” and “unlawful squatting” to the list of crimes.

We also added three related statutes to our Selected Georgia Statutes page.