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Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 13. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

16-13-3. Penalty for abandonment of dangerous drugs, poisons, or controlled substances.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. Any person who shall abandon, in a public place, any dangerous drug, poison, or controlled substance as defined by Article 2 or Article 3 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1933, § 79A-9918, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 625, § 9.

Cross references

Use of dogs to detect controlled substances, § 35-2-101.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t16-ch12-17-(v14b)-2024-pdf.pdf, Volume V14B, 2024 edition, page 240; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 36dbab616896.