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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-1-359. Prohibited acts.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-1-359. Prohibited acts.

It shall be unlawful for:

(1) A secondary metals recycler to engage in the purchase or sale of regulated metal property between the hours of 7:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.; and

(2) Any person to give a false or altered personal identification card, vehicle license tag number, or vehicle identification number to a secondary metals recycler as part of a purchase transaction.

## History

Code 1981, § 10-1-356, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2452, § 1; Code 1981, § 10-1-359, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 112, § 1-1/HB 872.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2012, p. 112, § 4-1(a)/HB 872, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to all offenses committed on or after July 1, 2012.

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 238 (2012).