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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-5-179. Fraudulent identification cards; penalties.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-5-179. Fraudulent identification cards; penalties.

It is a misdemeanor for any person:

(1) To lend his or her identification card for persons with disabilities to any other person or knowingly to permit the use thereof by another; and

(2) To display or represent as his or her own any identification card for persons with disabilities not issued to him or her.

## History

Code 1981, § 40-5-179, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 628, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 7; Ga. L. 2002, p. 551, § 7.

## Law Reviews

For note on the 2002 amendment of this Code section, see 19 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 81 (2002).