Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 16. SHERIFFS · Article 3. SHERIFF OFFICES’ NOMENCLATURE

15-16-59. Violation a felony; penalty.

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Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or more than $5,000.00 or to imprisonment for not less than one or more than five years, or both. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.

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, § 15-16-59, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1496, § 1.

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