Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to first offenders relative to probation, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of first offender sentences at the time of sentencing; t…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 6, 2026

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  Sentences under the First Offender Act will be restricted and sealed at the time of sentencing, and will remain sealed until such status is revoked.

  “so as to provide for the restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked”· Chapter 3 of Title 35

  “so as to provide for the restriction and seal of first offender sentences at the time of sentencing”· Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42