06 SB529/AP
Senate
Bill 529
By:
Senators Rogers of the 21st, Hamrick of the 30th, Douglas of the 17th, Schaefer
of the 50th, Seabaugh of the 28th and others
AS PASSED
AS PASSED
AN
ACT
To
amend Titles 13, 16, 35, 42, 43, 48, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to contracts, crimes and offenses, law enforcement officers
and agencies, penal institutions, professions and businesses, revenue and
taxation, and state government, respectively, so as to provide for the
comprehensive regulation of persons in this state who are not lawfully present
in the United States; to provide for a short title; to provide for statutory
construction; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures and
requirements applicable to certain contracts or subcontracts; to provide for
powers, duties, and authority of the Commissioner of Labor; to provide that it
shall be unlawful to traffic a person for labor or sexual servitude; to provide
that the commissioner of public safety is authorized and directed to negotiate
the terms of a memorandum of understanding between the State of Georgia and the
United States Department of Justice or Department of Homeland Security
concerning the enforcement of federal immigration laws and related activities;
to provide for a definition; to provide for certain training; to provide for
funding; to provide for certain authorized activities by certain peace officers;
to provide for valid identification documents; to provide for exceptions; to
provide procedures for determining nationality and immigration status of certain
persons who are booked into a jail; to provide for the development of guidelines
relative to such booking procedures; to provide for the comprehensive regulation
of private immigration assistance services; to provide for a short title; to
provide a statement of purpose and definitions; to specify conditions under
which certain compensation paid by a taxpayer shall be disallowed as a business
expense for state income tax purposes; to provide for powers, duties, and
authority of the state revenue commissioner; to provide for additional
withholding requirements and procedures; to provide for exceptions; to provide
for verification of lawful presence requirements, procedures, and conditions
regarding applications for certain benefits; to provide for exceptions; to
provide for the promulgation of regulations; to provide for criminal and other
penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to
provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
This
Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Security and Immigration
Compliance Act." All requirements of this Act concerning immigration or the
classification of immigration status shall be construed in conformity with
federal immigration law.
SECTION
2.
Title
13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts, is amended
by adding two new articles at the end of Chapter 10, to be designated Articles 3
and 4, to read as follows:
∀ARTICLE
3
13-10-90.
As
used in this article, the term:
(1)
'Commissioner' means the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of
Labor.
(2)
'Federal work authorization program' means any of the electronic verification of
work authorization programs operated by the United States Department of Homeland
Security or any equivalent federal work authorization program operated by the
United States Department of Homeland Security to verify information of newly
hired employees, pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
(IRCA), D.L. 99-603.
(3)
'Public employer' means every department, agency, or instrumentality of the
state or a political subdivision of the state.
(4)
'Subcontractor' includes a subcontractor, contract employee, staffing agency, or
any contractor regardless of its tier.
13-10-91.
(a)
On or after July 1, 2007, every public employer shall register and participate
in the federal work authorization program to verify information of all new
employees.
(b)(1)
No public employer shall enter into a contract for the physical performance of
services within this state unless the contractor registers and participates in
the federal work authorization program to verify information of all new
employees.
(2)
No contractor or subcontractor who enters a contract with a public employer
shall enter into such a contract or subcontract in connection with the physical
performance of services within this state unless the contractor or subcontractor
registers and participates in the federal work authorization program to verify
information of all new employees.
(3)
Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall apply as follows:
(A)
On or after July 1, 2007, with respect to public employers, contractors, or
subcontractors of 500 or more employees;
(B)
On or after July 1, 2008, with respect to public employers, contractors, or
subcontractors of 100 or more employees; and
(C)
On or after July 1, 2009, with respect to all public employers, contractors, or
subcontractors.
(c)
This Code section shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender,
ethnicity, or national origin.
(d)
Except as provided in subsection (e) of this Code section, the Commissioner
shall prescribe forms and promulgate rules and regulations deemed necessary in
order to administer and effectuate this Code section and publish such rules and
regulations on the Georgia Department of
Laboŕs
website.
(e)
The commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation shall prescribe all
forms and promulgate rules and regulations deemed necessary for the application
of this Code section to any contract or agreement relating to public
transportation and shall publish such rules and regulations on the Georgia
Department of
Transportatiońs
website.∀
SECTION
3.
Title
16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses,
is amended by adding a new Code section immediately following Code Section
16-5-45, to be designated Code Section 16-5-46, to read as follows:
∀16-5-46.
(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
'Coercion' means:
(A)
Causing or threatening to cause bodily harm to any person, physically
restraining or confining any person, or threatening to physically restrain or
confine any person;
(B)
Exposing or threatening to expose any fact or information that if revealed would
tend to subject a person to criminal or immigration proceedings, hatred,
contempt, or ridicule;
(C)
Destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating, or possessing any actual or
purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or
purported government identification document, of any person; or
(D)
Providing a controlled substance, as such term is defined by Code Section
16-13-21, to such person.
(2)
'Deception' means:
(A)
Creating or confirming
anotheŕs
impression of an existing fact or past event which is false and which the
accused knows or believes to be false;
(B)
Maintaining the status or condition of a person arising from a pledge by that
person of his or her personal services as security for a debt, if the value of
those services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of
the debt or the length and nature of those services are not respectively limited
and defined, or preventing a person from acquiring information pertinent to the
disposition of such debt; or
(C)
Promising benefits or the performance of services which the accused does not
intend to deliver or perform or knows will not be delivered or performed.
Evidence of failure to deliver benefits or perform services standing alone shall
not be sufficient to authorize a conviction under this Code
section.
(3)
'Labor servitude' means work or service of economic or financial value which is
performed or provided by another person and is induced or obtained by coercion
or deception.
(4)
'Sexual servitude' means:
(A)
Any sexually explicit conduct as defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of
Code Section 16-12-100 for which anything of value is directly or indirectly
given, promised to, or received by any person, which conduct is induced or
obtained by coercion or deception or which conduct is induced or obtained from a
person under the age of 18 years; or
(B)
Any sexually explicit conduct as defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of
Code Section 16-12-100 which is performed or provided by any person, which
conduct is induced or obtained by coercion or deception or which conduct is
induced or obtained from a person under the age of 18 years.
(b)
A person commits the offense of trafficking a person for labor servitude when
that person knowingly subjects or maintains another in labor servitude or
knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any
means another person for the purpose of labor servitude.
(c)
A person commits the offense of trafficking a person for sexual servitude when
that person knowingly subjects or maintains another in sexual servitude or
knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any
means another person for the purpose of sexual servitude.
(d)
Any person who commits the offense of trafficking a person for labor or sexual
servitude shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 20 years. Any
person who commits the offense of trafficking a person for labor or sexual
servitude against a person who is under the age of 18 years shall be guilty of a
felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not
less than ten nor more than 20 years.
(e)
Prosecuting attorneys and the Attorney General shall have concurrent authority
to prosecute any criminal cases arising under the provisions of this Code
section and to perform any duty that necessarily appertains
thereto.
(f)
Each violation of this Code section shall constitute a separate offense and
shall not merge with any other offense.
(g)
A corporation may be prosecuted under this Code section for an act or omission
constituting a crime under this Code section only if an agent of the corporation
performs the conduct which is an element of the crime while acting within the
scope of his or her office or employment and on behalf of the corporation and
the commission of the crime was either authorized, requested, commanded,
performed, or within the scope of his or her employment on behalf of the
corporation or constituted a pattern of illegal activity that an agent of the
company knew or should have known was
occurring.∀
SECTION
4.
Title
35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to law enforcement
officers and agencies, is amended by adding a new Code section immediately
following Code Section 35-2-13, to be designated Code Section 35-2-14, to read
as follows:
∀35-2-14.
(a)
As used in this Code section, the term 'peace officer' means peace officer as
defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (8) of Code Section 35-8-2, as
amended.
(b)
The commissioner is authorized and directed to negotiate the terms of a
memorandum of understanding between the State of Georgia and the United States
Department of Justice or Department of Homeland Security concerning the
enforcement of federal immigration and custom laws, detention and removals, and
investigations in the State of Georgia.
(c)
The memorandum of understanding negotiated pursuant to subsection (b) of this
Code section shall be signed on behalf of the state by the commissioner and the
Governor or as otherwise required by the appropriate federal
agency.
(d)
The commissioner shall designate appropriate peace officers to be trained
pursuant to the memorandum of understanding provided for in subsections (b)
and (c) of this Code section. Such training shall be funded pursuant to
the federal Homeland Security Appropriation Act of 2006, Public Law 109-90, or
any subsequent source of federal funding. The provisions of this subsection
shall become effective upon such funding.
(e)
A peace officer certified as trained in accordance with the memorandum of
understanding as provided in this Code section is authorized to enforce federal
immigration and customs laws while performing within the scope of his or her
authorized
duties.∀
SECTION
5.
Title
42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, is
amended by adding a new Code section immediately following Code Section 42-4-13,
to be designated Code Section 42-4-14, to read as follows:
∀42-4-14.
(a)
When any person charged with a felony or with driving under the influence
pursuant to Code Section 40-6-391 is confined, for any period, in the jail of
the county, any municipality or a jail operated by a regional jail authority, a
reasonable effort shall be made to determine the nationality of the person so
confined.
(b)
If the prisoner is a foreign national, the keeper of the jail or other officer
shall make a reasonable effort to verify that the prisoner has been lawfully
admitted to the United States and if lawfully admitted, that such lawful status
has not expired. If verification of lawful status can not be made from
documents in the possession of the prisoner, verification shall be made within
48 hours through a query to the Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC) of the
United States Department of Homeland Security or other office or agency
designated for that purpose by the United States Department of Homeland
Security. If the prisoner is determined not to be lawfully admitted to the
United States, the keeper of the jail or other officer shall notify the United
States Department of Homeland Security.
(c)
Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to deny a person bond or from
being released from confinement when such person is otherwise eligible for
release.
(d)
The Georgia Sheriffs Association shall prepare and issue guidelines and
procedures used to comply with the provisions of this Code
section.∀
SECTION
6.
Title
43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and
businesses, is amended by adding a new chapter immediately following Chapter 20
to read as follows:
∀CHAPTER
20A
43-20A-1.
This
chapter shall be known and may be cited as the 'Registration of Immigration
Assistance Act.'
43-20A-2.
The
purpose and intent of this chapter is to establish and enforce standards of
ethics in the profession of immigration assistance by private individuals who
are not licensed attorneys.
43-20A-3.
As
used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
'Compensation' means money, property, services, promise of payment, or anything
else of value.
(2)
'Employed by' means that a person is on the payroll of the employer and the
employer deducts from the
employeés
paycheck social security and withholding taxes or that a person receives
compensation from the employer on a commission basis or as an independent
contractor.
(3)
'Immigration assistance service' means any information or action provided or
offered to customers or prospective customers related to immigration matters,
excluding legal advice, recommending a specific course of legal action or
providing any other assistance that requires legal analysis, legal judgment, or
interpretation of the law.
(4)
'Immigration matter' means any proceeding, filing, or action affecting the
nonimmigrant, immigrant, or citizenship status of any person that arises
under:
(A)
Immigration and naturalization law, executive order, or presidential
proclamation of the United States or any foreign country; or
(B)
Action of the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of
State, the United States Department of Homeland Security, or the United States
Department of Justice.
43-20A-4.
(a)
Any person who provides or offers to provide immigration assistance service may
perform only the following services:
(1)
Completing a government agency form, requested by the customer and appropriate
to the
customeŕs
needs only if the completion of that form does not involve a legal judgment for
that particular matter;
(2)
Transcribing responses to a government agency form which is related to an
immigration matter but not advising a customer as to his or her answers on those
forms;
(3)
Translating information on forms to a customer and translating the
customeŕs
answers to questions posed on those forms;
(4)
Securing for the customer supporting documents currently in existence, such as
birth and marriage certificates, which may be needed to be submitted with
government agency forms;
(5)
Translating documents from a foreign language into English;
(6)
Notarizing signatures on government agency forms, if the person performing the
service is a notary public commissioned in the State of Georgia and is lawfully
present in the United States;
(7)
Making referrals, without fee, to attorneys who could undertake legal
representation for a person in an immigration matter;
(8)
Preparing or arranging for the preparation of photographs and
fingerprints;
(9)
Arranging for the performance of medical testing (including X-rays and AIDS
tests) and the obtaining of reports of such test results;
(10)
Conducting English language and civics courses; and
(11)
Performing such other services that the office of the Secretary of State
determines by rule may be appropriately performed by such persons in light of
the purposes of this chapter.
(b)
The following persons are exempt from this chapter:
(1)
An attorney licensed to practice law in Georgia or an attorney licensed to
practice law in any other state or territory of the United States or in any
foreign country when acting with the approval of a judge having lawful
jurisdiction over the matter;
(2)
A legal intern, clerk, paralegal, or person in a similar position employed by
and under the direct supervision of a licensed attorney meeting the requirements
in paragraph (1) of this subsection and rendering immigration assistance service
in the course of employment;
(3)
A not for profit organization recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals
under 8 C.F.R. 292.2(a) and employees, of those organizations accredited under 8
C.F.R. 292.2(d); and
(4)
Any organization employing or desiring to employ an alien or nonimmigrant alien,
where the organization, its employees, or its agents provide advice or
assistance in immigration matters to alien or nonimmigrant alien employees or
potential employees without compensation from the individuals to whom such
advice or assistance is provided.
(c)
Nothing in this chapter shall regulate any business to the extent that such
regulation is prohibited or preempted by federal law.
(d)
Any person performing such services shall obtain business licenses from the
office of the Secretary of State and as may be required by a local governing
authority.
(e)
Any person who provides or offers immigration assistance service and is not
exempted under this chapter shall post signs at his or her place of business
setting forth information in English and in every other language in which the
person provides or offers to provide immigration assistance service. Each
language shall be on a separate sign. Signs shall be posted in a location where
the signs will be visible to customers. Each sign shall be at least 12 inches
by 17 inches and shall contain the following statement:
'I
AM NOT AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW AND MAY NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR
ACCEPT FEES FOR LEGAL ADVICE.'
(f)
Every person engaged in immigration assistance service who is not an attorney
who advertises immigration assistance service in a language other than English,
whether by radio, television, signs, pamphlets, newspapers, or other written
communication, with the exception of a single desk plaque, shall include in the
document, advertisement, stationery, letterhead, business card, or other
comparable written material the following notice in English and the language in
which the written communication appears. This notice shall be of a conspicuous
size, if in writing, and shall state: 'I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE
LAW AND MAY NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR ACCEPT FEES FOR LEGAL ADVICE.' If such
advertisement is by radio or television, the statement may be modified but must
include substantially the same message.
(g)
Any person who provides or offers immigration assistance service and is not
exempted under this chapter shall not, in any document, advertisement,
stationery, letterhead, business card, or other comparable written material,
literally translate from English into another language terms or titles
including, but not limited to, notary public, notary, licensed, attorney,
lawyer, or any other term that implies the person is an attorney.
(h)
Violations of this chapter may result in a fine of up to $1,000.00 per
violation. A fine charged pursuant to this chapter shall not preempt or
preclude additional appropriate civil or criminal penalties.
(i)
No person engaged in providing immigration services who is not exempted under
this chapter shall do any of the following:
(1)
Accept payment in exchange for providing legal advice or any other assistance
that requires legal analysis, legal judgment, or interpretation of the
law;
(2)
Refuse to return documents supplied by, prepared on behalf of, or paid for by
the customer upon the request of the customer. These documents must be returned
upon request even if there is a fee dispute between the immigration assistant
and the customer;
(3)
Represent or advertise, in connection with the provision assistance in
immigration matters, other titles or credentials, including but not limited to
'notary public' or 'immigration consultant,' that could cause a customer to
believe that the person possesses special professional skills or is authorized
to provide advice on an immigration matter, provided that a certified notary
public may use the term 'notary public' if the use is accompanied by the
statement that the person is not an attorney; the term 'notary public' may not
be translated to another language;
(4)
Provide legal advice, recommend a specific course of legal action, or provide
any other assistance that requires legal analysis, legal judgment, or
interpretation of the law; or
(5)
Make any misrepresentation or false statement, directly or indirectly, to
influence, persuade, or induce patronage.
(j)
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor for a first offense and a high and aggravated misdemeanor for a
second or subsequent offense committed within five years of a previous
conviction for the same offense.
(k)
The Secretary of State shall issue rules not inconsistent with this chapter for
the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this
chapter.∀
SECTION
7.
Title
48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation,
is amended by adding a new Code section immediately following Code Section
48-7-21, to be designated Code Section 48-7-21.1, to read as
follows:
∀48-7-21.1.
(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
'Authorized employee' means any individual authorized for employment in the
United States as defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of 8 U.S.C. Section
1324a.
(2)
'Labor services' means the physical performance of services in this
state.
(b)
On or after January 1, 2008, no wages or remuneration for labor services to an
individual of $600.00 or more per annum may be claimed and allowed as a
deductible business expense for state income tax purposes by a taxpayer unless
such individual is an authorized employee. The provisions of this subsection
shall apply whether or not an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 is issued in
conjunction with the wages or remuneration.
(c)
This Code section shall not apply to any business domiciled in this state which
is exempt from compliance with federal employment verification procedures under
federal law which makes the employment of unauthorized aliens
unlawful.
(d)
This Code section shall not apply to any individual hired by the taxpayer prior
to January 1, 2008.
(e)
This Code section shall not apply to any taxpayer where the individual being
paid is not directly compensated or employed by said taxpayer.
(f)
This Code section shall not apply to wages or remuneration paid for labor
services to any individual who holds and presents to the taxpayer a valid
license or identification card issued by the Georgia Department of Driver
Services.
(g)
The commissioner is authorized to prescribe forms and promulgate rules and
regulations deemed necessary in order to administer and effectuate this Code
section.∀
SECTION
8.
Said
title is further amended in Code Section 48-7-101, relating to income tax
withholding, by adding a new subsection at the end thereof, to be designated
subsection (i), to read as follows:
∀(i)
Form 1099 withholding
and reporting.
(1)
A withholding agent shall be required to withhold state income tax at the rate
of 6 percent of the amount of compensation paid to an individual which
compensation is reported on Form 1099 and with respect to which the individual
has:
(A)
Failed to provide a taxpayer identification number;
(B)
Failed to provide a correct taxpayer identification number; or
(C)
Provided an Internal Revenue Service issued taxpayer identification number
issued for nonresident aliens.
(2)
Any withholding agent who fails to comply with the withholding requirements of
this subsection shall be liable for the taxes required to have been withheld
unless such withholding agent is exempt from federal withholding with respect to
such individual pursuant to a properly filed Internal Revenue Service Form 8233
and has provided a copy of such form to the
commissioner.∀
SECTION
9.
Title
50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is
amended by adding a new chapter at the end thereof, to be designated Chapter 36,
to read as follows:
∀CHAPTER
36
50-36-1.
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section or where exempted by
federal law, on or after July 1, 2007, every agency or a political subdivision
of this state shall verify the lawful presence in the United States of any
natural person 18 years of age or older who has applied for state or local
public benefits, as defined in 8 U.S.C. Section 1621, or for federal public
benefits, as defined in 8 U.S.C. Section 1611, that is administered by an agency
or a political subdivision of this state.
(b)
This Code section shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender,
ethnicity, or national origin.
(c)
Verification of lawful presence under this Code section shall not be
required:
(1)
For any purpose for which lawful presence in the United States is not required
by law, ordinance, or regulation;
(2)
For assistance for health care items and services that are necessary for the
treatment of an emergency medical condition, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Section
1396b(v)(3), of the alien involved and are not related to an organ transplant
procedure;
(3)
For short-term, noncash, in-kind emergency disaster relief;
(4)
For public health assistance for immunizations with respect to immunizable
diseases and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases
whether or not such symptoms are caused by a communicable disease;
or
(5)
For programs, services, or assistance such as soup kitchens, crisis counseling
and intervention, and short-term shelter specified by the United States Attorney
General, in the United States Attorney
Generaĺs
sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation with appropriate federal
agencies and departments, which:
(A)
Deliver in-kind services at the community level, including through public or
private nonprofit agencies;
(B)
Do not condition the provision of assistance, the amount of assistance provided,
or the cost of assistance provided on the individual
recipient́s
income or resources; and
(C)
Are necessary for the protection of life or safety.
(6)
For prenatal care; or
(7)
For postsecondary education, whereby the Board of Regents of the University
System of Georgia or the State Board of Technical and Adult Education shall set
forth, or cause to be set forth, policies regarding postsecondary benefits that
comply with all federal law including but not limited to public benefits as
described in 8 U.S.C. Section 1611, 1621, or 1623.
(d)
Verification of lawful presence in the United States by the agency or political
subdivision required to make such verification shall occur as
follows:
(1)
The applicant must execute an affidavit that he or she is a United States
citizen or legal permanent resident 18 years of age or older; or
(2)
The applicant must execute an affidavit that he or she is a qualified alien or
nonimmigrant under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act 18 years of age
or older lawfully present in the United States.
(e)
For any applicant who has executed an affidavit that he or she is an alien
lawfully present in the United States, eligibility for benefits shall be made
through the Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlement (SAVE) program
operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or a successor
program designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security. Until
such eligibility verification is made, the affidavit may be presumed to be proof
of lawful presence for the purposes of this Code section.
(f)
Any person who knowingly and willfully makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent
statement of representation in an affidavit executed pursuant to subsection (d)
of this Code section shall be guilty of a violation of Code Section
16-10-20.
(g)
Agencies or political subdivisions of this state may adopt variations to the
requirements of this Code section to improve efficiency or reduce delay in the
verification process or to provide for adjudication of unique individual
circumstances where the verification procedures in this Code section would
impose unusual hardship on a legal resident of Georgia.
(h)
It shall be unlawful for any agency or a political subdivision of this state to
provide any state, local, or federal benefit, as defined in 8 U.S.C. Section
1621 or 8 U.S.C. Section 1611, in violation of this Code section. Each state
agency or department which administers any program of state or local public
benefits shall provide an annual report with respect to its compliance with this
Code section.
(i)
Any and all errors and significant delays by SAVE shall be reported to the
United States Department of Security and to the Secretary of State which will
monitor SAVE and its verification application errors and significant delays and
report yearly on such errors and significant delays to ensure that the
application of SAVE is not wrongfully denying benefits to legal residents of
Georgia.
(j)
Notwithstanding subsection (f) of this Code section any applicant for federal
benefits as defined in 8 U.S.C. Section 1611 or state or local benefits as
defined in 8 U.S.C. Section 1621 shall not be guilty of any crime for executing
an affidavit attesting to lawful presence in the United States that contains a
false statement if said affidavit is not required by this Code
section.∀
SECTION
10.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, this Act shall become effective on
July 1, 2007.
(b) Section 3 of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2007, and shall not apply to any offense committed prior to July 1, 2007.
(b) Section 3 of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2007, and shall not apply to any offense committed prior to July 1, 2007.
SECTION
11.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.