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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-11-37.1. Dissemination of information relating to terroristic acts.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-11-37.1. Dissemination of information relating to terroristic acts.

It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to furnish or disseminate through a computer or computer network any picture, photograph, drawing, or similar visual representation or verbal description of any information designed to encourage, solicit, or otherwise promote terroristic acts as defined in Code Section 16-11-37. Any person convicted for violation of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature; provided, however, that if such act is in violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Code Section 16-11-37, the person convicted shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years or by a fine not to exceed $100,000.00 or both.

## History

Code 1981, § 16-11-37.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 574, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 999, § 4/HB 1002; Ga. L. 2016, p. 811, § 3/HB 874.

## Other Notes

The 2016 amendment, effective May 3, 2016, substituted ‘‘paragraph (1) of subsection (e)’’ for ‘‘paragraph (1) of subsection (d)’’ in the second sentence of this Code section.