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# O.C.G.A. § 38-3-7. (See Editor’s notes.) Penalty for violation.

Any person who violates any provision of Articles 1 through 3 of this chapter or any rule, order, or regulation made pursuant to Articles 1 through 3 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1951, p. 224, § 21.

## Editor's Notes

For application of this statute in 2020 and 2021, see Executive Orders 04.20.20.01, 09.15.20.01, and 05.28.21.02.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Shelter in Place: Executive Order by the Governor to Ensure a Safe & Healthy Georgia: Statewide Shelter in Place,’’ see 37 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 67 (2020).