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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-11-222. Persons and conduct subject to prosecution for offense of domestic terrorism.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-11-222. Persons and conduct subject to prosecution for offense of domestic terrorism.

A person shall be subject to prosecution in this state pursuant to Code Section 17-2-1 for any conduct made unlawful by this article which the person engages in while:

(1) Either within or outside of this state if, by such conduct, the person commits a violation of this article which involves an individual who resides in this state or which involves critical infrastructure, a state or government facility, or a public transportation system located in this state; or

(2) Within this state if, by such conduct, the person commits a violation of this article which involves an individual who resides within or outside this state or which involves critical infrastructure, a state or government facility, or a public transportation system located in this state.

## History

Code 1981, § 16-11-222, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 536, § 2-2/HB 452.