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title: O.C.G.A. § 4-11-33. Penalty for violation.
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# O.C.G.A. § 4-11-33. Penalty for violation.

(a) A person convicted of any of the offenses defined in subsections (a) and (b) of Code Section 4-11-32 shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.00 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed three years, or both.

(b) Any person violating subsection (c) or (c.1) of Code Section 4-11-32 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Code 1981, § 4-11-33, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 328, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 888, § 4.