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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-4-122. Penalty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-4-122. Penalty.

Any person who purchases native gold, gold bullion, gold dust, gold nuggets, or gold amalgam and who fails to comply with Code Section 12-4-120 relating to such purchases shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1899, p. 66, § 2; Penal Code 1910, § 699; Code 1933, § 43-9903.