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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-2-72. Penalty for violation of Code Sections 40-2-69 through 40-2-71.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-2-72. Penalty for violation of Code Sections 40-2-69 through 40-2-71.

Any person evading or violating any provision of Code Sections 40-2-69 through 40-2-71 or attempting to secure benefits under those Code sections to which he is not entitled shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two nor more than five years.

## History

Ga. L. 1956, p. 336, § 6; Ga. L. 1957, p. 69, § 6; Code 1981, § 40-2-71; Code 1981, § 40-2-72, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 2.