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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-9-12. Violations generally.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-9-12. Violations generally.

Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1951, p. 565, § 14; Code 1933, § 68C-705, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1014, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 20-1/HB 501.