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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-6-157. Penalty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-6-157. Penalty.

Any person who engages in any action made unlawful by this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1868, p. 194, § 1; Code 1873, § 4626; Code 1882, § 4626; Penal Code 1895, § 726; Penal Code 1910, § 778; Code 1933, § 43-9901; Ga. L. 1979, p. 919, § 8; Ga. L. 1996, p. 327, § 1.