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Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 14. Set your clocks forward 1 hour before you go to bed Saturday night.
Fire officials also say this is a good time to replace batteries in your smoke detectors too.
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By Ross Williams | Georgia Recorder Mar 12, 2021
Mar 12, 2021
Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 14. Set your clocks forward 1 hour before you go to bed Saturday night.
Fire officials also say this is a good time to replace batteries in your smoke detectors too. Metro Creative Connection
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Bill approved by Georgia House would make porch piracy a felony
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A new Georgia bill aims to deter porch pirates from steal packages from people s front door.
ATLANTA - Stealing a single package, no matter the value, off of people s porches could become a felony and require mandatory prison time, according to a bill approved by the GeorgiaHouse of Representatives.
The House voted 101-67 on Wednesday to approve House Bill 94, which creates a specific crime of porch piracy. The bill also makes it a felony to steal at least 10 pieces of mail from three different addresses or mailboxes. A conviction for either crime would bring a sentence of one to 5 years in prison.
Georgia Bill Would Make Package Theft a Felony
4 Mar 2021
A “porch pirate” bill making package theft a felony is headed to the Georgia Senate floor after passing the House on Wednesday.
This week, a bill turning package theft from a misdemeanor to a felony flew through the Georgia House with a 101-67 vote. So-called “porch pirates” could face stiff penalties and even prison time for stolen deliveries.
House Republican Rep. Bonnie Rich, one of the bill’s sponsors, celebrated the victory, saying it would “protect hard-working and law-abiding Georgians in their own homes.” In a Facebook post following the vote, Rich wrote:
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