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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-8-18. Entering automobile or other motor vehicle with intent to commit theft or felony.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-8-18. Entering automobile or other motor vehicle with intent to commit theft or felony.

If any person shall enter any automobile or other motor vehicle with the intent to commit a theft or a felony, he shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or, in the discretion of the trial judge, as for a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1933, p. 111, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-2637; Code 1933, § 26-1813.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 186, § 1.