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This bill amends Georgia's criminal trespass law to expand protections for religious worship gatherings and memorial services by adding a new provision that makes it a criminal offense to knowingly and without authorization enter another person's property and willfully disrupt an assembly of people gathered for religious purposes or to acknowledge someone's death, in a manner that a reasonable person would perceive as threatening the safety of those assembled. The bill specifically criminalizes intentional interruptions that create a sense of danger, providing legal recourse for religious congregations and memorial service attendees who experience malicious disruptions. By adding this subsection to the existing criminal trespass statute, the legislation aims to protect vulnerable gatherings from intentional, threatening intrusions that could cause emotional distress or potentially escalate to physical harm. The law applies when an individual enters a property without permission and deliberately disrupts the gathering in a way that would make a reasonable person feel unsafe.

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https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70125