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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-12-105. Penalty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-12-105. Penalty.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, any person who violates any provision of Code Section 16-12-103 or 16-12-104 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

(b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of Code Section 16-12-103 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if:

(1) The person depicted was at least 14 years of age;

(2) The items described in subsection (a) of Code Section 16-12-103 were furnished or disseminated with the permission of the minor depicted; and

(3) The defendant was 18 years of age or younger at the time of the offense.

## History

Code 1981, § 16-12-105, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1437, § 2; Ga. L. 2013, p. 663, § 4/HB 156.