Violation a felony; penalty

Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or more than $5,000.00 or to imprisonment for not less than one or more than five years, or both. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense. (Code 1981, § 15-16-59, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1496, § 1.) 295 T.15, C.17 COURTS 15-17-21 CHAPTER 17 CONSTABLES 15-17-1 through 15-17-21. Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 4-2, effective July 1, 1983. Editor’s notes. — This chapter was based on Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 335; Laws 1811, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, pp. 201, 645, 646; Laws 1816, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 204; Laws 1818, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 206; Laws 1820, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 649; Laws 1829, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 213; Laws 1830, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 214; Ga. L. 1857, p. 49, § 6; Orig. Code 1863, §§ 436, 438-442, 446, 447, 451; Ga. L. 1877, p. 83, § 2; Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 191, § 2; Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 110, § 2; Ga. L. 1897, p. 97, § 1; Ga. L. 1906, p. 45, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1909, p. 182, § 1; Ga. L. 1912, p. 74, § 1; Ga. L. 1918, p. 124, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 1919, p. 101, § 1; Ga. L. 1947, p. 1449; Ga. L. 1958, p. 195, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 610, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 351, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1969, p. 875, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1693, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 496, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8; and Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 15. For current provisions, see Code Section 15-10-100 et seq. 296 T.15, C.18 T.15, C.18 PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS CHAPTER 18 PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS Article 1 General Provisions Sec. 15-18-1. District attorney as successor to solicitor-general. 15-18-2. Oath of office.