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Título 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Capítulo 11. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY · Artículo 2. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

16-11-39.1. Harassing communications; venue; separate offenses; impact on free speech.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

  1. (a)

    A person commits the offense of harassing communications if such person:#

    1. (1)

      Contacts another person repeatedly via telecommunication, e-mail, text messaging, or any other form of electronic communication for the purpose of harassing, molesting, threatening, or intimidating such person or the family of such person;#

    2. (2)

      Threatens bodily harm via telecommunication, e-mail, text messaging, or any other form of electronic communication;#

    3. (3)

      Telephones another person and intentionally fails to hang up or disengage the connection; or#

    4. (4)

      Knowingly permits any device used for telecommunication, e-mail, text messaging, or any other form of electronic communication under such person’s control to be used for any purpose prohibited by this subsection.#

  2. (b)

    Any person who commits the offense of harassing communications shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.#

  3. (c)

    The offense of harassing communications shall be considered to have been committed in the county where:#

    1. (1)

      The defendant was located when he or she placed the telephone call or transmitted, sent, or posted an electronic communication; or#

    2. (2)

      The telephone call or electronic communication was received.#

  4. (d)

    Any violation of this Code section shall constitute a separate offense and shall not merge with any other crimes set forth in this title.#

  5. (e)

    This Code section shall not apply to constitutionally protected speech.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 16-11-39.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 574, § 3; Ga. L. 2015, p. 203, § 2-1/SB 72.

Cross references

Free speech, U.S. Const., amend I.

Law reviews

For article, ‘‘Misdemeanor Sentencing in Georgia,’’ see 7 Ga. St. B.J. 8 (2001). For annual survey on criminal law, see 68 Mercer L. Rev. 93 (2016).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t16-ch7-11-(v14a)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volumen V14A, edición 2018, páginas 791 a 792; acción de fusión: annotated; SHA-256 del archivo 5985d65f23ef.