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# O.C.G.A. § 34-10-4. Penalties for violation of chapter.

(a) Any person convicted of a violation of paragraph (1), (2), (4), or (5) of Code Section 34-10-2 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in Code Section 17-10-3, relating to punishment for misdemeanor offenses.

(b) Any person convicted of a violation of paragraph (3) of Code Section 34-10-2 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 12 months or a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or more than $5,000.00, or both.

## History

Code 1981, § 34-10-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1936, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1152, § 4.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1994, p. 1152, § 7, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall be repealed in its entirety July 1, 1997, if funds have not been specifically appropriated for purposes of the Act on or before such date.

Ga. L. 1997, p. 888, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, amends Ga. L. 1994, p. 1152, § 7 to provide that Ga. L. 1994, p. 1152 shall be repealed in its entirety July 1, 2000, if funds have not been specifically appropriated for purposes of that Act on or before such date. Ga. L. 1994, p. 1152 was funded at the 2000 regular session.