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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.

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

Total Results: 20

Edwards-Tuggle v. State

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

Snippet: m. the following morning.). 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

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

In the Matter of Andrea Jo Anne David-Vega

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

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

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

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

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

Snippet: sufficiently high-ranking); Alexander v. F.B.I., 186 FRD 1, 3-4 (II) (A) (D.D.C. 1998) (evaluating seniority

In THE MATTER OF JOSEPH HAROLD TURNER, JR. (Two Cases)

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2021-04-05

Snippet: attorney who violated Rules 1.3, 4 1.4, 1.15 (I) (b), 1.15 (II)

Allen v. State

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

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

Boyd v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2019-06-24

Citation: 830 S.E.2d 160, 306 Ga. 204

Snippet: defendant. See, e.g., Mitchell v. State , 293 Ga. 1, 3-4, 742 S.E.2d 454 (2013) (trial court's comment-in

Jackson v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2019-06-03

Citation: 829 S.E.2d 142, 306 Ga. 69

Snippet: procures another to commit the crime." Id. (b) (1), (3), (4). Moreover, the jury may infer the shared criminal

Nordahl v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2019-06-03

Citation: 829 S.E.2d 99, 306 Ga. 15

Snippet: Dictionary 634 (10th ed. 2014). See also OCGA § 16-1-3 (4) ("conviction" defined as the "final judgment of

Kennebrew v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-09-10

Citation: 819 S.E.2d 37, 304 Ga. 406

Snippet: standardized procedures. See Florida v. Wells, 495 U.S. 1, 3-4, 110 S.Ct. 1632, 109 L.Ed.2d 1 (1990) ("standardized

Abrams v. Laughlin

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-06-18

Citation: 816 S.E.2d 26, 304 Ga. 34

Snippet: after July 1, 2009. See Ga. L. 2009, p. 331; OCGA § 1-3-4 (a) (1) ; Wilkerson v. Hart , 294 Ga. 605, 607 (2)

Wade v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-06-18

Citation: 815 S.E.2d 875

Snippet: without any criminal intent." Sears v. State, 290 Ga. 1, 3-4, 717 S.E.2d 453 (2011). See also Thomas v. State

In re Morris

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-01-29

Citation: 302 Ga. 862, 809 S.E.2d 799

Snippet: penalty for a single violation of Rule 1.2 (a), 1.3, 4.1 (a), 7.3 (d), or 8.4 (a) (4) is disbarment, while

Blackwell v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-01-29

Citation: 302 Ga. 820, 809 S.E.2d 727

Snippet: principle, Hendrix cited Van Alstine v. State, 263 Ga. 1, 3-4 (426 SE2d 360) (1993), which relied on the portion

Heatherly v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2017-06-19

Citation: 301 Ga. 386, 801 S.E.2d 827, 2017 WL 2623885, 2017 Ga. LEXIS 533

Snippet: convicted ofa misdemeanor level theft.9 See OCGA § 16-1-3(4).10 And, it is from the misdemeanor final judgment

City of Atlanta v. Mays

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2017-06-05

Citation: 301 Ga. 367, 801 S.E.2d 1, 2017 WL 2414629, 2017 Ga. LEXIS 453

Snippet: city’s boundaries as of July 1. See also OCGA § 1-3-4 (b) (“[L]ocal legislation and resolutions intended

State v. Riggs

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2017-05-01

Citation: 301 Ga. 63, 799 S.E.2d 770, 2017 Ga. LEXIS 318

Snippet: established. See, e.g., Rooney v. State, 287 Ga. 1, 3-4 (3) (690 SE2d 804) (2010). That authority is codified