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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-9-39. Publication of information regarding schemes, devices, means, or methods for financial transaction card fraud or theft of telecommunication services.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-9-39. Publication of information regarding schemes, devices, means, or methods for financial transaction card fraud or theft of telecommunication services.

(a) As used in this Code section, ‘‘publish’’ means the communication or dissemination of information to any one or more persons either orally, in person, by telephone, radio or television, or in a writing of any kind, including without limitation a letter, memorandum, circular, handbill, newspaper or magazine article, or book.

(b) A person who publishes the number or code of any existing, canceled, revoked, or nonexistent telephone number, credit number, or other credit device, or method of numbering or coding which is employed in the issuance of telephone numbers, credit numbers, or other credit devices with knowledge or reason to believe that it may be used to avoid the payment of any lawful telephone or telegraph toll charge under circumstances evidencing an intent to have such telephone number, credit number, credit device, or method of numbering or coding so used shall be punished as provided in subsection (a) of Code Section 16-9-38.

(c) An offense under this Code section may be deemed to have been committed at either the place at which the publication was initiated, at which publication was received, or at which the information so published was utilized to avoid or attempt to avoid payment of any lawful telephone or telegraph charge.

## History

Code 1933, § 26-1705.10, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 473, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-1705.9, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1083, § 1.

## Cross References

Theft of telecommunication services generally, § 46-5-2 et seq.