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2018 Georgia Code 1-3-4 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 1-3-4 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 1-3-4

TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 3. Laws and Statutes, 1-3-1 through 1-3-11.

1-3-4. Effective date of legislative Acts.

  1. Unless a different effective date is specified in an Act:
    1. Any Act which is approved by the Governor or which becomes law without his approval on or after the first day of January and prior to the first day of July of a calendar year shall become effective on the first day of July; and
    2. Any Act which is approved by the Governor or which becomes law without his approval on or after the first day of July and prior to the first day of January of the immediately succeeding calendar year shall become effective on the first day of January.
  2. Subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to local legislation or to resolutions intended to have the effect of law. Such local legislation and resolutions intended to have the effect of law become effective immediately upon approval by the Governor or upon their becoming law without his approval, unless a different effective date is specified in the Act or resolution.

(Ga. L. 1968, p. 1364, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 7, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 984, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 985, § 2.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 1985, p. 984, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act would apply to general Acts affecting the compensation of the county officers listed in Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IX, Sec. I, Para. III which are enacted after January 1, 1986.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Effective date of amendment to kidnapping statute.

- The amendment to the kidnapping statute, O.C.G.A. § 16-5-40, providing that slight movement is sufficient to prove kidnapping as long as the movement was not incidental to another offense, and defining what actions would not be incidental to another offense, applies to crimes committed on or after the revised statute's effective date, July 1, 2009, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 1-3-4. Decoteau v. State, 302 Ga. App. 451, 691 S.E.2d 328 (2010).

Cited in Pruitt v. State, 123 Ga. App. 659, 182 S.E.2d 142 (1971); Lott v. State, 123 Ga. App. 781, 182 S.E.2d 546 (1971); Gunn v. Balkcom, 228 Ga. 802, 188 S.E.2d 500 (1972); J.C. Penney Co. v. Malouf Co., 125 Ga. App. 832, 189 S.E.2d 453 (1972); Coe & Payne Co. v. Wood-Mosaic Corp., 125 Ga. App. 845, 189 S.E.2d 459 (1972); J & L Oil Co. v. City of Carrollton, 230 Ga. 817, 199 S.E.2d 190 (1973); Jones v. Caldwell, 230 Ga. 775, 199 S.E.2d 248 (1973); Geiger v. State, 129 Ga. App. 488, 199 S.E.2d 861 (1973); Montaquila v. Cranford, 129 Ga. App. 787, 201 S.E.2d 335 (1973); Brinks v. State, 232 Ga. 13, 205 S.E.2d 247 (1974); DeKalb County v. Chapel Hill, Inc., 232 Ga. 238, 205 S.E.2d 864 (1974); Kenner v. MacDougall, 232 Ga. 273, 206 S.E.2d 519 (1974); White v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 131 Ga. App. 630, 206 S.E.2d 576 (1974); Smith v. State, 132 Ga. App. 199, 207 S.E.2d 681 (1974); Johnson v. State, 134 Ga. App. 67, 213 S.E.2d 170 (1975); Brown v. Ricketts, 233 Ga. 809, 213 S.E.2d 672 (1975); Screamer Mt. Dev., Inc. v. Garner, 234 Ga. 590, 216 S.E.2d 801 (1975); Town of Lyerly v. Short, 234 Ga. 877, 218 S.E.2d 588 (1975); Lanthrip v. State, 235 Ga. 10, 218 S.E.2d 771 (1975); Whitehead v. Hasty, 235 Ga. App. 331, 219 S.E.2d 443 (1975); Fowler v. State, 235 Ga. 535, 221 S.E.2d 9 (1975); Carrindine v. Ricketts, 236 Ga. 283, 223 S.E.2d 627 (1976); Morris v. Morris, 244 Ga. 120, 259 S.E.2d 65 (1979); Searcy v. State, 162 Ga. App. 695, 291 S.E.2d 557 (1982); Shook & Fletcher Insulation Co. v. Central Rigging & Contracting Corp., 684 F.2d 1383 (11th Cir. 1982); American Booksellers Ass'n v. Webb, 590 F. Supp. 677 (N.D. Ga. 1984); Robinson v. State, 180 Ga. App. 43, 348 S.E.2d 662 (1986); Duke v. State, 298 Ga. App. 719, 681 S.E.2d 174 (2009); Smith v. State, 302 Ga. App. 222, 690 S.E.2d 867 (2010); Smith v. State, 312 Ga. App. 174, 718 S.E.2d 43 (2011); City of Brookhaven v. City of Chamblee, 329 Ga. App. 346, 765 S.E.2d 33 (2014); City of Atlanta v. Mays, 301 Ga. 367, 801 S.E.2d 1 (2017); Abrams v. Laughlin, 304 Ga. 34, 816 S.E.2d 26 (2018).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Retroactive effective date clause in Act is void.

- A retroactive effective date clause in an Act is meaningless and void, in which event this Code section supplies the effective date, the same as if no effective date had been specified in the Act. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-76.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 73 Am. Jur. 2d, Statutes, § 360 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 82 C.J.S., Statutes, § 388 et seq.

ALR.

- At what stage does a statute or ordinance pass beyond the power of legislative body to reconsider or recall, 96 A.L.R. 1309.

Date or event contemplated by term "passage," "enactment," "effective date," etc., employed by statute in fixing time of facts or conditions within its operation, 132 A.L.R. 1048.

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Cases Citing Georgia Code 1-3-4 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 20

In the Matter of Dell Jackson

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2025-03-04

Citation: 321 Ga. 256

Snippet: admitted by default to violations of Rules 1.2 (a),3 1.3,4 and 1.4 (a)5 of the Georgia Rules of Professional

In the Matter of Dell Jackson

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2025-03-04

Snippet: admitted by default to violations of Rules 1.2 (a),3 1.3,4 and 1.4 (a),5 of the Georgia Rules of Professional

Dias v. Boone

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2025-02-18

Citation: 912 S.E.2d 547, 320 Ga. 785

Snippet: (containing no provision for effective date); OCGA § 1-3-4 (a) (1) (unless otherwise specified in the act

Edwards-Tuggle v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2024-12-20

Citation: 910 S.E.2d 555, 320 Ga. 558

Snippet: 4:00 a.m. the following day.). See also OCGA § 15-1-3 (4) (“Every court has power . . . [t]o control, in

Howard v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2024-05-29

Citation: 902 S.E.2d 551, 319 Ga. 114

Snippet: of a crime or upon a plea of guilty.” OCGA § 16-1-3 (4). 8 proceedings[

In the Matter of Andrea Jo Anne David-Vega

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2024-03-05

Citation: 899 S.E.2d 126, 318 Ga. 600

Snippet: that David-Vega knowingly violated Rules 1.2,3 1.3,4 1.4 (a),5 1.5 (c),6 1.16 3 GRPC Rule 1

Johnson v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-03-15

Citation: 885 S.E.2d 725, 315 Ga. 876

Snippet: with a judicial proceeding before it.” OCGA § 15-1-3 (4), (6). In short, even absent a right to hybrid

Monroe v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-03-07

Citation: 884 S.E.2d 906, 315 Ga. 767

Snippet: was entered by the trial court. See OCGA § 16-1-3 (4) (defining “conviction” as “a final judgment of

Williams v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-03-07

Citation: 315 Ga. 767

Snippet: was entered by the trial court. See OCGA § 16-1-3 (4) (defining “conviction” as “a final judgment of

Benton v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2022-08-23

Citation: 314 Ga. 498

Snippet: 15 (537 SE2d 663) (2000). See also OCGA § 16-1- 3 (4) (defining “conviction” as including “a final

Benton v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2022-08-23

Snippet: 15 (537 SE2d 663) (2000). See also OCGA § 16-1- 3 (4) (defining “conviction” as including “a final

GENERAL MOTORS, LLC v. BUCHANAN

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2022-06-01

Citation: 874 S.E.2d 52, 313 Ga. 811

Snippet: Fed. Bureau of Investigation, 186 FRD 1, 3-4 (II) (A) (D. D.C. 1998) (evaluating seniority

Allen v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2021-02-01

Citation: 854 S.E.2d 513, 310 Ga. 743

Snippet: 193, 196 (1) n.4 (787 SE2d 202) (2016); OCGA § 16-1-3 (4). Turning to Allen’s malice murder conviction

Doricien v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2020-12-21

Citation: 853 S.E.2d 120, 310 Ga. 652

Snippet: non-existent convictions are moot). See also OCGA § 16-1-3 (4) (“‘Conviction’ includes a final judgment of conviction

Morris v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2020-11-12

Citation: 310 Ga. 443

Snippet: non-existent convictions are moot). See also OCGA § 16-1-3 (4) (“‘Conviction’ includes a final judgment of conviction

MENDEZ v. MOATS

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2020-09-28

Citation: 852 S.E.2d 816, 310 Ga. 114

Snippet: local government entity.” Former OCGA § 36-92-1 (3), (4). In Davis, the Court of Appeals – relying on

State v. Rowe

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2020-05-18

Citation: 843 S.E.2d 537, 308 Ga. 806

Snippet: every matter appertaining thereto[.]” OCGA § 15-1-3 (4). See Zant v. Brantley, 261 Ga. 817, 818 (1) (411

State v. Remy

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2020-03-13

Citation: 840 S.E.2d 385, 308 Ga. 296

Snippet: a claim of immunity. See Ga. L. 2014, p. 599, § 1-3.4 Thus, at the times pertinent to this case, felons

DELOACH v. THE STATE (And Vice Versa)

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2020-02-10

Citation: 308 Ga. 283

Snippet: making its decision. See Mitchell v. State, 293 Ga. 1, 3-4 (3) (742 SE2d 454) (2013) (“However, not all comments

Gebhardt v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2019-12-23

Citation: 307 Ga. 587

Snippet: non-existent convictions are moot). See also OCGA § 16-1-3 (4) (“‘Conviction’