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# O.C.G.A. § 16-13-20. Short title.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Controlled Substances Act.”

## History

Code 1933, § 79A-801, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey of criminal law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 129 (1986).

For survey article on criminal law and procedure for the period from June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003, see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 117 (2003).

For annual survey on evidence law, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 101 (2017).