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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-3-675. Penalty for falsifying information.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-3-675. Penalty for falsifying information.

Any person applying for a grant under this part or assisting a person applying for a grant under this part 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 part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Code 1981, § 20-3-675, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 449, § 1/SB 85, effective July 1, 2025.

## Editor's Notes

For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the editor’s notes at the beginning of this part.