Bill > HB483

This bill amends Georgia law to provide enhanced protections for code enforcement officials, defining them as individuals employed by local governments who conduct safety inspections of buildings and property to ensure compliance with laws, provided they have a high school diploma or equivalent and have completed Level 1 code enforcement training. Specifically, it increases penalties for committing simple assault, aggravated assault, simple battery, battery, or aggravated battery against a code enforcement official while they are performing their official duties, making these offenses punishable as misdemeanors of a high and aggravated nature or by imprisonment for three to twenty years, depending on the severity of the crime. These enhanced penalties are similar to those already in place for utility workers and will take effect on July 1, 2026.

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https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70404