Georgia Commons

Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Chapter 9. FORGERY AND FRAUDULENT PRACTICES

78 sections · 16-9-1 to 16-9-157

Article 1. FORGERY AND RELATED OFFENSES

  1. 16-9-1Forgery; classification of forgery offenses.
  2. 16-9-2Penalties for forgery.
  3. 16-9-3‘‘Writing’’ defined.Repealed
  4. 16-9-4Manufacturing, selling, or distributing false identification document; civil forfeiture; penalty.
  5. 16-9-5Counterfeit or false proof of insurance document.
  6. 16-9-6Punishment for fiduciary in violation of chapter.

Article 2. DEPOSIT ACCOUNT FRAUD

  1. 16-9-20Deposit account fraud.
  2. 16-9-21Printing, executing, or negotiating checks, drafts, orders, or debit card sales drafts knowing information thereon to be in error, fictitious, or assigned to another account holder.

Article 3. ILLEGAL USE OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTION CARDS

  1. 16-9-30Definitions.
  2. 16-9-31Financial transaction card theft.
  3. 16-9-32Forgery of financial transaction card.
  4. 16-9-33Financial transaction card fraud.
  5. 16-9-34Criminal possession of financial transaction card forgery devices.
  6. 16-9-35Criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained.
  7. 16-9-36Rebuttable presumption of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained.
  8. 16-9-36.1Criminal factoring of financial transaction card records.
  9. 16-9-37Unauthorized use of financial transaction card; misuse of government issued cards.
  10. 16-9-38Punishment and penalties.
  11. 16-9-39Publication of information regarding schemes, devices, means, or methods for financial transaction card fraud or theft of telecommunication services.
  12. 16-9-40Venue determinations.

Article 4. FRAUD AND RELATED OFFENSES

  1. 16-9-50Deceptive business practices.
  2. 16-9-51Destruction, removal, concealment, encumbrance, or transfer of property subject to security interest.
  3. 16-9-52Improper solicitation of money.
  4. 16-9-53Damaging, destroying, or secreting property to defraud another.
  5. 16-9-54False statements by telephone solicitors.
  6. 16-9-55Fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain public housing or reduction in public housing rent.
  7. 16-9-56Fraudulent attempts to obtain refunds.
  8. 16-9-57False representation as representative of peace officer organization or fire service organization.
  9. 16-9-58Failing to pay for natural products or chattels.
  10. 16-9-59Operation of credit repair services organization.
  11. 16-9-60‘‘Foreclosure fraud’’ construed; penalty.
  12. 16-9-61Misrepresenting the origin or ownership of timber or agricultural commodities.
  13. 16-9-62Crimes utilizing automated sales suppression devices, zapper, or phantom-ware; penalties.
  14. 16-9-63False representation as veteran.

Article 5. REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF IDENTIFICATION FROM PROPERTY

  1. 16-9-70Criminal use of an article with an altered identification mark.
  2. 16-9-71Removal of collars or identifying items or marks on animals.

Article 6. COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROTECTION · Part 1. COMPUTER CRIMES

  1. 16-9-90Short title.
  2. 16-9-91Legislative findings.
  3. 16-9-92Definitions.
  4. 16-9-93Computer crimes defined; exclusivity of article; civil remedies; criminal penalties.
  5. 16-9-93.1Misleading transmittal and use of individual name, trade name, registered trademark, logo, legal or official seal, or copyrighted symbol over computer or telephone network; criminal penalty; civil remedies.
  6. 16-9-94Venue.

Article 6. COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROTECTION · Part 2. SPAM E-MAIL

  1. 16-9-100Definitions.
  2. 16-9-101Initiation of deceptive commercial e-mail.
  3. 16-9-102Penalties.
  4. 16-9-103Venue.
  5. 16-9-104Jurisdiction for prosecutions.
  6. 16-9-105Civil actions.
  7. 16-9-106Violations as separate offenses; construction with other laws; e-mail policies of service providers not limited or restricted.
  8. 16-9-107No cause of action against service providers.

Article 6. COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROTECTION · Part 3. INVESTIGATION OF VIOLATIONS

  1. 16-9-108Investigative and subpoena powers of district attorneys and the Attorney General.
  2. 16-9-109Disclosures by service providers pursuant to investigations.

Article 6. COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROTECTION · Part 4. INTERNET AND E-MAIL FRAUD

  1. 16-9-109.1Fraudulent business practices using Internet or e-mail; definitions; penalties and sanctions; immunity.

Article 7. MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AND TRANSFERS

  1. 16-9-110Sale or transfer of new motor vehicles not manufactured in compliance with federal standards.
  2. 16-9-111Importation, manufacture, selling, offering for sale, installation, or reinstallation of counterfeit, nonfunctional, and such other types of air bags.

Article 8. IDENTITY FRAUD

  1. 16-9-120Definitions.
  2. 16-9-121Elements of offense.
  3. 16-9-121.1Offense of aggravated identity fraud.
  4. 16-9-122Attempting or conspiring to commit offense; penalty.
  5. 16-9-123Investigations.
  6. 16-9-124Prosecutions.
  7. 16-9-125County of offense.
  8. 16-9-125.1Victim’s right to file report.
  9. 16-9-126Penalty for violations.
  10. 16-9-127Authority of Attorney General.
  11. 16-9-128Exemptions.
  12. 16-9-129Actual and punitive damages available to business victim.
  13. 16-9-130Damages available to consumer victim; no defense that others engage in comparable practices; service of complaint.
  14. 16-9-131Criminal prosecution.
  15. 16-9-132Article cumulative and not exclusive.

Article 9. COMPUTER SECURITY

  1. 16-9-150Short title.
  2. 16-9-151Definitions.
  3. 16-9-152Spyware, browsers, hijacks, and other software prohibited.
  4. 16-9-153E-mail virus distribution, denial of service attacks, and other conduct prohibited.
  5. 16-9-154Inducement to install, copy, or execute software through misrepresentation prohibited.
  6. 16-9-155Penalties.
  7. 16-9-156Exceptions.
  8. 16-9-157Legislative findings and preemption.