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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-13-114. Period of applicability of article.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-13-114. Period of applicability of article.

This article shall apply only with respect to criminal offenses committed on or after July 1, 1990; provided, however, that nothing in this Code section shall prevent any licensing authority from implementing sanctions additional to or other than those provided for in this article with respect to offenses committed prior to July 1, 1990.

## History

Code 1981, § 16-13-114, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2009, § 1.