Criminal penalties

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 nor more than $5,000.00 or to imprisonment for not less than one and not more than five years, or both. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense. History. — Code 1981, § 35-3-108, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 925, § 3. ARTICLE 6 DIVISION OF FORENSIC SCIENCES Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 1997, p. 1421, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Forensic Sciences Act of 1997’.’’ Ga. L. 1997, p. 1421, § 11 was codified by the General Assembly in 1998. For the codification of subsection (a) of Ga. L. 1997, p. 1421, § 11, see subsection (h) of Code Section 45-16-22. For the codification of subsection (b) of Ga. L. 1997, p. 1421, § 11, see Code Section 45-16-49. 35-3-150. Definitions.