Title 16 — Crimes and Offenses

Any public officer who willfully and intentionally violates the terms of his oath as prescribed by law shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years. (Code 1933, § 26-2302, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.)

Agan, 259 Ga. 541, 384 S.E.2d 863 (1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1057, 110 S. Ct. 1526, 108 L. Ed. 2d 765 (1990). Transfer may come within definition of ‘‘contribution.’’ — Transfer that is a bribe as defined in O.C.G.A. § 16-10-2 also may come within the definition of ‘‘contribu…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘document’’ means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form and shall include, but shall not be limited to, liens, encumbrances, document…

(a) A person commits the offense of conspiracy to defraud the state when he conspires or agrees with another to commit theft of any 626 16-10-21 property which belongs to the state or to any agency thereof or which is under the control or possession of a state officer or employee…

Purchases. Failing to pay for, §16-9-58. PURCHASING. Government issued financial transaction cards. Unauthorized use, §16-9-37. Medical marijuana. Access to medical cannabis. Contracts, licenses granted pursuant to, §16-12-221. PURCHASING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR MARIJUANA, §16-13-…

A person who falsely holds himself out as a peace officer or other public officer or employee with intent to mislead another into believing that he is actually such officer commits the offense of impersonating an officer and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine o…

State, 292 Ga. App. 184, 663 S.E.2d 809 (2008). An officer had probable cause to arrest 646 the defendant for disorderly conduct, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-39, based on the defendant’s yelling obscenities at the officer. Therefore, the defendant’s claim that the defendant was entitled to …

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘firefighter’’ means: (1) Any person who is employed as a professional firefighter on a full-time basis for at least 40 hours per week by any county, municipal, or state fire department when such person has responsibility for preventing…

Computer security act of 2005, §16-9-156. Crimes, improper sexual contact by employee or agent, §16-6-5.1. Employer. Use of Internet or email to induce person to provide personal information by posing as a business, §16-9-109.1. End user. Telephone records privacy protection, §16…

Any person who verbally or physically obstructs, prevents, or hinders another person with intent to cause or allow physical harm or injury to another person from making or completing a 9-1-1 telephone call or a call to any law enforcement agency to request police protection or to…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘park ranger’’ means any person, other than a law enforcement officer and other individuals 671 16-10-24.4 covered under Code Section 16-10-24, however designated, who is employed by the state, any political subdivision of the state, or…

A person who gives a false name, address, or date of birth to a law enforcement officer in the lawful discharge of his official duties with the intent of misleading the officer as to his identity or birthdate is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Code 1933, § 26-2506, enacted by Ga. L. 19…

Hiring employees with prior criminal background, §16-12-1.1. Rioting, §16-11-30. Inciting to riot, §16-11-31. Schools and education. Direction to leave campus or facility. Failure to leave, §16-11-35. Security interest. Destruction, removal, etc., of property subject to, §16-9-51…

A person who transmits in any manner to a fire department, public or private, or to any other group which is organized for the purpose of preventing or controlling fires a false report of a fire, knowing at the time that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such fire …

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Critical infrastructure’’ means any building, place of assembly, or facility that is located in this state and necessary for national or public security, education, or public safety. (2) ‘‘Destructive device’’ means a destructive …

31-11-1. Findings; declaration of policy.

False representation as representative, §16-9-57. Fire suppression material and devices. Damaging wildfire suppression material or devices, §16-7-63. Fireworks. Obstructing first responder with fireworks, §16-10-35. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE —Cont’d Flyers. Public transit buses, ra…

A person who, by concealing the death of any other person, hinders a discovery of whether or not such person was unlawfully killed is guilty 681 16-10-31 of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years, a fine of not…

(a) Any person who attempts to kill another person with intent to: (1) Prevent the attendance or testimony of any person in an official proceeding; (2) Prevent the production of a record, document, or other object, in an official proceeding; or (3) Prevent the communication by an…

(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term ‘‘laser device’’ means a device designed to amplify electromagnetic radiation by stimulated emission that emits a beam designed to be used by the operator as a pointer or highlighter to indicate, mark, or identify a specific positio…

Members other than sessions. Preventing or disrupting, §16-11-34.1. Sessions.

(a) A person commits the offense of hindering the apprehension or punishment of a criminal when, with intention to hinder the apprehension or punishment of a person whom he knows or has reasonable grounds to believe has committed a felony or to be an escaped inmate or prisoner, h…

(a) Any person who has been charged with or convicted of the commission of a felony under the laws of this state and has been set at liberty on bail or on his own recognizance upon the condition that he will subsequently appear at a specified time and place commits the offense of…

State, 159 Ga. App. 628, 284 S.E.2d 645 (1981). City hospital administering emergency treatment is ‘‘place of lawful confinement.’’ — Prisoner who left city hospital without authorization upon receiving emergency medical treatment escaped from ‘‘place of lawful confinement’’ with…

Simple battery upon, §16-5-23. Earned-time allowances. Bombs, explosives and chemical or biological weapons. Violation with intent to cause death or bodily injury or damage or physical damage to public buildings. Ineligibility, §16-7-88. Escape, §16-10-52. Hindering apprehension …

Giving false name to law enforcement officer, §16-10-25. Natural products. Failing to pay for, §16-9-58. 844 INDEX CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE —Cont’d Necrophilia, §16-6-7. Neglect of disabled adult, elder person or resident of long-term care facility, §16-5-101. Exception to crim…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘penal institution’’ means any place of confinement for persons accused of or convicted of violating a law of this state or an ordinance of a municipality or political subdivision of this state. (b) No person legally confined to a penal…

Judicial proceedings. Perjury, §16-10-70. State employment, §16-11-14. Subornation, §16-10-72. Judicial proceedings. Perjury, §16-10-70. Perjury, §16-10-70. Public officers and employees. Violation of oath, §16-10-1. State employment. False swearing, §16-11-14. OBJECT RAPE. Aggra…

(a) A person to whom a lawful oath or affirmation has been administered commits the offense of perjury when, in a judicial proceeding, he knowingly and willfully makes a false statement material to the issue or point in question. (b) A person convicted of the offense of perjury s…

(a) A person to whom a lawful oath or affirmation has been administered or who executes a document knowing that it purports to be an acknowledgment of a lawful oath or affirmation commits the offense of false swearing when, in any matter or thing other than a judicial proceeding,…

A person commits the offense of subornation of perjury or false swearing when he procures or induces another to commit the offense of perjury or the offense of false swearing and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment f…

Double jeopardy. When prosecution barred by former prosecution, §16-1-8. ACTING IN CONCERT. Theft by shoplifting, §16-8-14. Emergency exit door, unlawful use following shoplifting, §16-11-40. ACTIONS. Abortion. Illegal abortion. Woman’s right of action, §16-12-141. Bad check issu…

Influencing of legislative action, §16-10-4. Sale of realty or personalty to subdivision, §16-10-6. Public utility property. Interference with, §16-7-25. Weapons. Firearms. Preemption of local regulation, exceptions, §16-11-173. PORCH PIRACY, §16-8-25. POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS. Control…

Bribery. Using private funds for law enforcement; off-duty employment of law enforcement officers. Influencing of legislative action by state and local government officers or employees. Influencing of officer or employee of state or political subdivision by another officer or emp…

(a) A person commits the offense of compounding a crime when, after institution of criminal proceedings and without leave of the court or of the prosecuting attorney of the court where the criminal proceedings are pending, he accepts or agrees to accept any benefit in considerati…

(a) A person commits the offense of embracery when he: (1) With intent to influence a person summoned or serving as a juror, communicates with him otherwise than is authorized by law in an attempt to influence his action as a juror; or (2) Summoned as a juror, accepts anything of…

Gambling offenses, §16-12-29. Criminal proceedings. Destructive device, detonator, explosive or hoax cases. Compelling attendance, §16-7-92. Influencing, §§16-10-92, 16-10-93. Machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle or firearm with silencer used in committing. Enhanced crimi…

(a) A person who, with intent to deter a witness from testifying freely, fully, and truthfully to any matter pending in any court, in any administrative proceeding, or before a grand jury, communicates, directly or indirectly, to such witness any threat of injury or damage to the…

(a) A person commits the offense of tampering with evidence when, with the intent to prevent the apprehension or cause the wrongful apprehension of any person or to obstruct the prosecution or defense of any person, he knowingly destroys, alters, conceals, or disguises physical e…

Causing minor to be identified as individual in obscene depiction, §16-11-40.1. Child in need of services, causing minor to be, §16-12-1. Contributing to delinquency or dependency of a minor, §16-12-1. Misrepresenting origin or ownership of timber or agricultural commodity, §16-9-…

Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2006, p. 69, § 1/HB 804, effective July 1, 2006. Editor’s notes. — This Code section was based on Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 808; Code 1863, §§ 4388, 4389; Code 1868, §§ 4429, 4430; Code 1873, §§ 4501, 4502; Code 1882, §§ 4501, 4502; Ga. L. 189…

Acceptance of benefit, reward, etc., for changing testimony or being absent from trial, etc., §16-10-92. Machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle or firearm with silencer used in committing. Enhanced criminal penalty, §16-11-160. Murder of witness, §16-10-32.

(a) A person who by threat or force or by any threatening action, letter, or communication: (1) Endeavors to intimidate or impede any grand juror or trial juror or any officer in or of any court of this state or any court of any county or municipality of this state or any officer…