Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 21. ELECTIONS · Chapter 5. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

21-5-9. Penalties.

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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person who knowingly fails to comply with or who knowingly violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of this Code section shall not preclude prosecution and punishment for the commission of any felony offense as otherwise provided by law.

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, § 21-5-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 957, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 297, § 7; Ga. L. 1988, p. 603, § 8; Ga. L. 1989, p. 10, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 173, § 6/SB 199.

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For survey article on local government law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 263 (2008).

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