Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION · Article 2. OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES

16-10-25. Giving false name, address, or birthdate to law enforcement officer.

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

A person who gives a false name, address, or date of birth to a law enforcement officer in the lawful discharge of his official duties with the intent of misleading the officer as to his identity or birthdate is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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.

History

Code 1933, § 26-2506, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 224, § 1.

Law reviews

For article, ‘‘Constitutional Criminal Litigation,’’ see 32 Mercer L. Rev. 993 (1981). For article, ‘‘Misdemeanor Sentencing in Georgia,’’ see 7 Ga. St. B.J. 8 (2001).

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