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title: O.C.G.A. § 42-5-38. Making false statement as to age to procure employment.
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# O.C.G.A. § 42-5-38. Making false statement as to age to procure employment.

Any person who makes a false statement as to his age in order to procure employment as a correctional officer, warden, superintendent, or other employee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1908, p. 1119, § 10; Penal Code 1910, § 1193; Code 1933, § 77-9905.