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title: O.C.G.A. § 7-1-696. Penalties for violations.
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# O.C.G.A. § 7-1-696. Penalties for violations.

Any person, partnership, association, or corporation and the several members, officers, directors, agents, ultimate equitable owners, and employees thereof that shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, which shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $500.00, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

## History

Code 1981, § 7-1-696, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 251, § 1/HB 982.