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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-14-346. Giving false information as to liens; penalty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-14-346. Giving false information as to liens; penalty.

A person who has given a lien under Code Section 44-14-340 or any other lien shall, when giving a new lien under the Code section on the same property to another person, inform such person, if questioned as to the facts, of the amount of such prior lien and to whom it was given. Any person who gives false information as to such facts shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1873, p. 42, § 6; Code 1873, § 1978; Ga. L. 1875, p. 20, § 1; Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 47, § 1; Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 63, § 1; Code 1882, § 1978; Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 72, § 1; Ga. L. 1895, p. 25, § 1; Penal Code 1895, § 668; Penal Code 1910, § 713; Code 1933, § 61-9901.