Bill > SB388

This bill, known as the "Property Owners Protection Act," aims to reform local code enforcement practices in Georgia by preventing incarceration for minor code violations, limiting how often a violation can be considered a new offense, and restricting the circumstances under which search warrants can be issued for properties. Specifically, it amends existing law to state that no person can be jailed for violating building, electrical, or other local codes, and changes the definition of a separate offense from each day a violation continues to every 30 days. Furthermore, it requires that emergency circumstances, posing an imminent danger to health or safety, must exist before a code violation can justify a search warrant for a property, and it reduces a potential administrative fine for certain violations from $1,000 per day to a maximum of $5,000.

Government Affairs

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72167