Retaining compensation for legal advertisements

O.C.G.A. § 45-11-7 — under Title 45.

O.C.G.A. § 45-11-7

If any officer shall directly or indirectly demand or retain as a commission any part of the compensation allowed by law to publishers for publishing legal advertisements, he shall be guilty of extortion as defined in Code Section 45-11-5 and shall be punished as provided in that Code section. (Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 81, § 14; Code 1882, § 3704d; Penal Code 1895, § 304; Penal Code 1910, § 308; Code 1933, § 89-9912.) 282 45-11-7 MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES, ETC. 45-11-9