Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 9. FORGERY AND FRAUDULENT PRACTICES · Article 1. FORGERY AND RELATED OFFENSES

16-9-6. Punishment for fiduciary in violation of chapter.

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Unless a greater penalty is specifically provided in this chapter, any violation of this chapter by a fiduciary in breach of a fiduciary obligation against a person who is 65 years of age or older shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 15 years, a fine not to exceed the amount provided by Code Section 17-10-8, or both.

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, § 16-9-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1085, § 4.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2000, p. 1085, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Protection of Elder Persons Act of 2000’.’’

Law reviews

For note on 2000 enactment of O.C.G.A. § 16-9-6, see 17 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 93 (2000).

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