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Committee hears bill to make traveling across state lines to meet a minor for indecent purposes a felony
Summary
Representative Taylor presented a bill to criminalize out-of-state travel to meet a minor for indecent purposes; prosecutors and defense attorneys told the committee existing statutes may already cover the conduct and urged the committee to review the specific case that motivated the bill.
Representative Taylor introduced House Bill 421 (LC1448), describing a Thomasville incident in which a minor was allegedly targeted online by someone from another state. Taylor said the local judge dismissed that prosecution because, in the judge's view, there was no statute specifically addressing the conduct.
Taylor told the committee the bill would make it a felony to travel from another state to meet a child for indecent purposes or to solicit or entice a child for sexual activity. She…
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