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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-10-4. Influencing of legislative action by state and local government officers or employees.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-10-4. Influencing of legislative action by state and local government officers or employees.

(a) Any officer or employee of the state or any agency thereof who asks for or receives anything of value to which he or she is not entitled in return for an agreement to procure or attempt to procure the passage or defeat the passage of any legislation by the General Assembly, or procure or attempt to procure the approval or disapproval of the same by the Governor, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.

(b) Any officer or employee of a political subdivision who asks for or receives anything of value to which he or she is not entitled in return for an agreement to procure or attempt to procure the passage or defeat the passage of any legislation by the legislative body of the political subdivision of which he or she is an officer or employee shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.

## History

Ga. L. 1959, p. 34, § 1; Ga. L. 1964, p. 261, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-2304, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1173, § 24/SB 17.

## Cross References

Lobbying, T. 28, C. 7 and T. 21, C. 5, Art. 4.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2010, p. 1173, § 1/SB 17, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Act of 2010.’’’

Ga. L. 2010, p. 1173, § 30/SB 17, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment to this Code section applies to all reports filed on and after January 10, 2011.