Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 13. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES · Article 3. DANGEROUS DRUGS

16-13-78.2. Possession, manufacture, delivery, distribution, or sale of counterfeit substances.

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Except as authorized by this article, it is unlawful for any person to possess, have under his control, manufacture, deliver, distribute, dispense, administer, sell, or possess with intent to distribute a counterfeit substance. Any person who violates this Code section 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 1981, § 16-13-78.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1219, § 11.

Code Commission notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1985, the term “subsection” in the second sentence of this Code section was changed to “Code section”.

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