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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-16-5. Defacing or injuring capitol building or grounds.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-16-5. Defacing or injuring capitol building or grounds.

If any person shall mar, deface, or in any way injure the capitol building, the approaches thereto, the trees, shrubbery, or grounds belonging to same, or any of the furniture, fixtures, or property therein, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1892, p. 100, § 1; Penal Code 1895, § 222; Penal Code 1910, § 219; Code 1933, § 91-9901.

## Cross References

Criminal penalty for interference with government property, § 16-7-24.