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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-3-364. Penalty for false statement or misrepresentation.
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date: 2025
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version: Repealed effective June 30, 2029.
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current_through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-3-364. Penalty for false statement or misrepresentation.

Any person applying for a grant under this subpart or assisting a person applying for a grant under this subpart who knowingly makes or furnishes any false statement or misrepresentation for the purpose of enabling an ineligible student to wrongfully obtain a grant under this subpart shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Code 1981, § 20-3-364, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 650, § 10/HB 787; Ga. L. 2022, p. 164, § 5/HB 1435.

## Editor's Notes

See the Editor’s note following the subpart heading as to the repeal of this Code section.