10-14-20. Criminal penalties.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(a)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, any person who shall willfully violate any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months, or both.#
(b)
Any person who shall willfully violate Code Section 10-14-17, Code Section 10-14-18, or any provision of this chapter regarding the establishment, maintenance, or reporting of any trust, reserve, or escrow funds mandated by this chapter shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or imprisonment for not less than one and not more than five years, or both.#
(c)
Nothing in this chapter shall limit any statutory or common-law right of the state to punish any person for violation of any provision of any law.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Code 1981, § 44-3-144, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1508, § 1; Code 1981, § 10-14-20, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 882, § 1.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

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