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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-11-7. Retaining compensation for legal advertisements.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-11-7. Retaining compensation for legal advertisements.

If any officer shall directly or indirectly demand or retain as a commission any part of the compensation allowed by law to publishers for publishing legal advertisements, he shall be guilty of extortion as defined in Code Section 45-11-5 and shall be punished as provided in that Code section.

## History

Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 81, § 14; Code 1882, § 3704d; Penal Code 1895, § 304; Penal Code 1910, § 308; Code 1933, § 89-9912.