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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-12-104. Library exception.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-12-104. Library exception.

The provisions of Code Section 16-12-103 shall not apply to any public library operated by the state or any of its political subdivisions nor to any library operated as a part of any school, college, or university.

## History

Code 1981, § 16-12-104, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1495, § 3.

## Editor's Notes

This Code section formerly dealt with exhibiting to persons under 18 shows depicting sexually explicit nudity, sexual conduct, or sadomasochistic abuse; see subsection (b) of Code Section 16-12-103 for similar current provisions. The former Code section was enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1437, § 2.