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DEL.ICIO.USStiffer penalties for bomb hoax move ahead
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Anyone caught staging a bomb hoax would face stiffer minimum penalties under a bill that cleared a legislative hurdle in the General Assembly Wednesday.
Rep. David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) wants to require a minimum one-year prison sentence — with a maximum of five years — for those convicted under House Bill 653.
When courts order defendants to pay restitution under the legislation, judges would be able to consider costs incurred by local and state police, emergency officials, and nonprofit organizations.
The House Non-Civil Judiciary Committee passed the bill Wednesday, sending it to the House Rules Committee for consideration.
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