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title: O.C.G.A. § 38-2-281. Exclusion of uniformed military personnel from places of amusement; penalty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 38-2-281. Exclusion of uniformed military personnel from places of amusement; penalty.

It shall be unlawful for the owner or the owner’s agent, whatever may be the latter’s designation, of any place of amusement or recreation otherwise open to the general public, admission to which is free or otherwise, to refuse admission or exclude any officer or enlisted man of any component of the armed forces of the United States or the organized militia of this state or of any state, territory, or the District of Columbia from the place of amusement or recreation by reason of such officer’s or enlisted man’s being in uniform. Any owner or agent aforesaid who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1916, p. 158, § 3; Code 1933, § 86-9911; Ga. L. 1951, p. 311, § 59; Ga. L. 1955, p. 10, § 118.