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title: O.C.G.A. § 49-5-70. Required cooperation among state agencies; unauthorized use of criminal history record information.
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# O.C.G.A. § 49-5-70. Required cooperation among state agencies; unauthorized use of criminal history record information.

(a) GCIC and law enforcement agencies which have access to GCIC information shall cooperate with the department in performing preliminary and fingerprint records checks required under this chapter and shall provide such information so required for such records checks notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and may charge reasonable fees therefor.

(b) Any person who knowingly and under false pretenses requests, obtains, or attempts to obtain GCIC information otherwise authorized to be obtained pursuant to this chapter, or who knowingly communicates or attempts to communicate such information obtained pursuant to this article to any person or entity except in accordance with this article, or who knowingly uses or attempts to use such information obtained pursuant to this article for any purpose other than as authorized by this article shall be fined not more than $5,000.00, imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.

## History

Code 1981, § 49-5-71, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1397, § 1; Code 1981, § 49-5-70, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1985, p. 963, § 1.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1985, p. 963, § 1, had the effect of redesignating former Code Section 49-5-70 as Code Section 49-5-69 and redesignated former Code Section 49-5-71 as this Code section.