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title: Title 16, Chapter 1. General Provisions
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id: code:chapter:16-1
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md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1.md
date: 2025
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heading: GENERAL PROVISIONS
title_heading: CRIMES AND OFFENSES
section_count: 12
full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1.md?full=1
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# Title 16, Chapter 1. General Provisions

Title 16. Crimes and Offenses

12 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 16-1-1, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1-1.md
- 16-1-2, Purposes of title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1-2.md
- 16-1-3, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1-3.md
- 16-1-4, When conduct constitutes a crime; power of court to punish contempt or enforce orders, civil judgments, and decrees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1-4.md
- 16-1-5, Presumption of innocence; standard of proof for conviction, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1-5.md
- 16-1-6, Conviction for lesser included offenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1-6.md
- 16-1-7, Multiple prosecutions for same conduct, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1-7.md
- 16-1-8, When prosecution barred by former prosecution, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1-8.md
- 16-1-9, Application of title to crimes committed prior to enactment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1-9.md
- 16-1-10, Punishment for crimes for which punishment not otherwise provided, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1-10.md
- 16-1-11, Effect of repeal or amendment of criminal law on prosecution of prior violations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1-11.md
- 16-1-12, Restrictions on contingency fee compensation of attorney appointed to represent state in forfeiture action, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/16-1-12.md