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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-3-416. Penalty for furnishing or accepting false statement as to eligibility.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-3-416. Penalty for furnishing or accepting false statement as to eligibility.

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

## History

Ga. L. 1971, p. 906, § 8; Code 1933, § 32-3764, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 835, § 3.