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# O.C.G.A. § 43-20A-21. Criminal penalties for violations.

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for a first offense and a high and aggravated misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense committed within five years of a previous conviction for the same offense.

## History

Code 1981, § 43-20A-21, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.