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HB57: Updating Incest Laws to Include Step-Grandparents and Step-Grandchildren
This bill changes Georgia's incest law by adding step-grandparent and step-grandchild relationships to the list of prohibited family connections.
What This Bill Does
- Amends Code Section 16-6-22 regarding crimes of incest.
- Includes step-grandparent and step-grandchild relationships in the definition of incest.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text provided does not specify when this law will take effect.
- The source material does not list specific penalties for violating the updated law.
- It is unclear from the summary if other step-family relationships are included in these changes.