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Georgia’s New Laws: Service Dogs, Signal Jammers & Political T-Shirts | Lawyers Without Billboards S2-Ep31
Description
Georgia has a fresh batch of laws on the books, and some are more surprising than others.
In this episode of Lawyers Without Billboards, Steve, Patty, Jimmy, and Alexa break down several notable new Georgia laws, including expanded protections for service dogs, changes to the Safe Haven law, new rules for cash rounding if pennies disappear, tougher penalties for signal jammers, and a publicly searchable animal cruelty database.
The conversation also covers increased penalties for gift card fraud, human trafficking, and improper sexual conduct by clergy, along with Georgia’s new protections for political expression by public school students.
As always, the team explores what the laws actually say, why lawmakers may have passed them, and the practical questions that could arise once they are enforced.
⏱️ Chapters
00:00 Welcome to Lawyers Without Billboards
01:02 Why many Georgia laws take effect July 1
02:33 New protections for service dogs
06:45 Penalties for harming a service dog
09:30 How the podcast is reaching potential clients
10:08 Georgia’s expanded Safe Haven law
11:32 Georgia’s new cash-rounding law
14:49 Magistrate Court limits increase
15:17 Signal jammers become a felony
16:42 New criminal provisions involving clergy
18:13 Georgia’s animal cruelty database
21:13 Human trafficking and pimping penalties
21:37 New gift card fraud offenses
23:38 Political expression in Georgia public schools
25:53 Political clothing, school dress codes, and free speech
30:12 Final thoughts
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🎙️ Hosts: Steve & Patty Shewmaker, Jimmy & Alexa Lewis
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🎼 Music by Ben Hernandez – Dragonsong Productions
🎥 Produced by: Bleeding Edge, Inc.
🎬 Audio & Video Production: Rob Burgner
📍 Recorded at: Shewmaker & Lewis, Atlanta, GA