Title 16 — Crimes and Offenses

As used in this part, the term: 1024 16-11-172 (1) ‘‘Center’’ means the Georgia Crime Information Center within the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (2) ‘‘Dealer’’ means any person licensed as a dealer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 921, et seq. (3) ‘‘Firearm’’ means any weapon th…

Professions and occupations. Sanctions against licensed persons for certain violations generally, §§16-13-110 to 16-13-114. National instant criminal background check system (NICS). Transfers or purchases from dealers subject to, §§16-11-171, 16-11-172. Transferring firearm to per…

Limitation on restrictions of sale or transfer, §16-11-136. Weapons. Firearms. Actions against manufacturers, trade associations or dealers. Authority reserved to state, §16-11-173. Preemption of local regulation, exceptions, §16-11-173. Knives, limitation on restrictions of sale…

(a) A person commits the offense of insurrection when he combines with others to overthrow or attempt to overthrow the representative and constitutional form of government of the state or any political subdivision thereof when the same is manifested by acts of violence. (b) A per…

Electronically furnishing obscene material, §16-12-100.1. Sale, distribution, etc., of harmful materials to minors, §16-12-102. Hazardous object. Criminal gang activity, participation, §16-15-4. Sale, possession or other offenses associated with ecstasy, §16-13-31.1. Trafficking …

Prohibited training. Authorized training. PART 4A 16-11-161. 16-11-162. Definitions; offense of transporting or moving illegal aliens; exceptions; penalties. Definitions; offense of concealing, harboring, or shielding an illegal alien; penalties; exceptions. Illegal alien defined…

As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Critical infrastructure’’ means publicly or privately owned facilities, systems, functions, or assets, whether physical or virtual, providing or distributing services for the benefit of the public, including, but not limited to, energy, fu…

(a) Any person who commits domestic terrorism shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as follows: (1) If death results to any individual, by death, by imprisonment for life without parole, or by imprisonment for life; (2) If kidnapping occurs, by…

A person shall be subject to prosecution in this state pursuant to Code Section 17-2-1 for any conduct made unlawful by this article which the person engages in while: (1) Either within or outside of this state if, by such conduct, the person commits a violation of this article w…

The Attorney General shall have concurrent jurisdiction with district attorneys to conduct the criminal prosecution of a violation of this article. (Code 1981, § 16-11-223, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 536, § 2-2/HB 452.) 16-11-224. Construction; constitutional protections.

This article shall not be construed to infringe upon constitutionally protected speech or assembly. (Code 1981, § 16-11-224, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 536, § 2-2/HB 452.) 1035

(a) A person commits the offense of inciting to insurrection when he incites others to overthrow or attempt to overthrow the representative and constitutional form of government of the state or any political subdivision thereof and he or they commit any violent act in furtherance…

(a) Any two or more persons who shall do an unlawful act of violence or any other act in a violent and tumultuous manner commit the offense of riot. (b) Any persons who violate subsection (a) of this Code section are guilty of a misdemeanor. (Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 811…

(a) A person who with intent to riot does an act or engages in conduct which urges, counsels, or advises others to riot, at a time and place and under circumstances which produce a clear and present danger of a riot, commits the offense of inciting to riot. (b) Any person who vio…

Conduct constituting, §16-11-32. Penalties, §16-11-32. Riots and civil disorders, §16-11-32. Penalties, §16-11-32. 799 INDEX AGE. Criminal responsibility, §16-3-1. AGGRAVATED CHILD MOLESTATION, §16-6-4. AGED PERSONS. Aggravated assault, §16-5-21. Battery. Aggravated battery, §16-…

A person who knowingly participates in either of the following acts or occurrences is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) The assembly of two or more persons for the purpose of committing an unlawful act and the failure to withdraw from the assembly on being lawfully commanded to do so …

Firing of woodlands, brush, fields, etc., §16-7-63. CAMPING. Firing of woodlands, brush, fields, etc., §16-7-63. CAPSAICIN. Dangerous drugs. Exceptions to dangerous drug definition, §16-13-71. CAMPUSES. Failure to leave campus of university system when directed, §16-11-35. CAMPUS PO…

Bawdy houses, §16-6-10. Maintaining, §16-11-44. Massages in places used for prostitution, §16-6-17. DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS. Explosive materials, §16-7-81. DISPLAY OF RESTRICTED FILM PREVIEWS TO GENERAL AUDIENCES, §16-12-85. DISRUPTING LAWFUL MEETINGS, GATHERINGS OR PROCESSIONS, §16…

Drug-free school zones. Posting of signs, §16-13-32.4. SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION —Cont’d Controlled substances —Cont’d Manufacturing, distributing, possessing, etc., in, on or near schools, §16-13-32.4. Dangerous or deadly weapons. Carrying weapons within school safety zones, at scho…

(a) A person commits the offense of loitering or prowling when he is in a place at a time or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals under circumstances that warrant a justifiable and reasonable alarm or immediate concern for the safety of persons or property in the vic…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘hazardous substance’’ shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 12-8-92. (b)(1) A person commits the offense of a terroristic threat when he or she threatens to: (A) Commit any crime of violence; (B) Release any hazardou…

Criminal reproduction, §16-8-60. FLASHING. Public indecency, §16-6-8. FLASH POWDER. Explosive materials, §16-7-81. FLEA MEDICINE FOR ANIMALS. Spinosad. Dangerous drugs. Substances included in definition, §16-13-71. FLEEING OR ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICERS. Harboring or aidin…

(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor when he wears a mask, hood, or device by which any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer and is upon any public way or public property or upon the private property of another withou…

(a) A person commits the offense of disorderly conduct when such person commits any of the following: 782 16-11-39 (1) Acts in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another person whereby such person is placed in reasonable fear of the safety of such person’s life, limb, or healt…

(a) A person commits the offense of harassing communications if such person: (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 s…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Call’’ shall have the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (2.1) of Code Section 46-5-122. (2) ‘‘False report’’ means the fabrication of an incident or crime or of material information relating to an incident or crime which the …

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Organization’’ means any corporation, company, partnership, association, trust, foundation, fund, club, society, committee, political party, or any group of persons, whether or not incorporated, permanently or temporarily associat…

It shall be unlawful to use an emergency exit door after having violated Code Section 16-8-14. Any person convicted of violating this Code section shall be guilty of and punished as for a misdemeanor. (Code 1981, § 16-11-40, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 342, § 1/HB 890.) 795 Effect…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Minor’’ means an individual who is under the age of 18 years. (2) ‘‘Nudity’’ shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-11-90. (3) ‘‘Obscene depiction’’ means a visual depiction of an individual displaying nudity …

(a) A person who shall be and appear in an intoxicated condition in any public place or within the curtilage of any private residence not his own other than by invitation of the owner or lawful occupant, which condition is made manifest by boisterousness, by indecent condition or…

False statements, §16-9-54. Terrorism. Domestic terrorism. Generally, §§16-11-220 to 16-11-224. Theft of services, §16-9-39. Unlawful request for emergency services assistance, §16-10-28. TELEPHONE SOLICITORS. False statements, §16-9-54. TELEVISION. Income tax credits. Film, gami…

State, 198 Ga. App. 481, 402 S.E.2d 92 (1991). No merger with obstructing law enforcement officer conviction. — It was not error to refuse to merge the defendant’s convictions of obstructing a public passage and obstructing a law enforcement officer under O.C.G.A. §§ 16-10-24 and…

Hijacking. Aircraft, §16-5-44. Buses or railroads, §16-12-123. Motor vehicles, §16-5-44.1. Hindering. Apprehension and conviction of criminal, §16-10-50. Emergency medical technicians, §16-10-24.2. Emergency telephone calls, §16-10-24.3. Fireworks, obstructing first responder with…

A person who keeps and maintains, either by himself or others, a common, ill-governed, and disorderly house, to the encouragement of gaming, drinking, or other misbehavior, or to the common disturbance of the neighborhood or orderly citizens, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Laws 183…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Laser’’ means any device that projects a beam or point of light by means of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation or a device that emits light which simulates the appearance of a laser. (2) ‘‘Laser pointer’’ mean…

This part may be cited as the ‘‘Sedition and Subversive Activities Act of 1953.’’ (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 216, § 12; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 73, § 1.) 16-11-6. Definitions.

As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Foreign government’’ means the government of any country, nation, or group of nations other than the government of the United States of America or of one of the states thereof. (2) ‘‘Foreign subversive organizations’’ means any organization d…

As used within this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Device’’ means an instrument or apparatus used for overhearing, recording, intercepting, or transmitting sounds or for observing, photographing, videotaping, recording, or transmitting visual images and which involves in its operation ele…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to be a ‘‘peeping Tom’’ on or about the premises of another or to go about or upon the premises of another for the purpose of becoming a ‘‘peeping Tom.’’ (b) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘peeping Tom’’ means a person who peeps th…

Filming or viewing underneath or through clothing to view intimate body parts or undergarments. Business or store surveillance measures not barred by prohibition, §16-11-91. Law enforcement officers, §16-11-64. Court orders. Use of pen register or trap and trace device, §16-11-64…

Waste control law, §16-7-51. Elder person. Neglect of disabled adult, elder person or resident of long-term care facility, §16-5-100. Electronically furnishes. Electronically furnishing obscene material, §16-12-100.1. Electronic cash register. Sales suppression devices, §16-9-62.…

Agent, §16-2-22. Bad check, §16-9-20. Bingo, §16-12-51. Business preparing federal or state income tax returns or assisting taxpayers in preparing such returns, §16-11-80. Computer-related offenses, §16-9-92. Contributing to delinquency or dependency of a minor, §16-12-1. Correct…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, in the event that the Attorney General or a district attorney of the judicial circuit having jurisdiction over the emergency situation described herein or where the observation, monitoring, or recording of the activities of an…

Medical marijuana. Access to medical cannabis. Dispensing and distribution generally. Methods of ingesting low THC oil or products. Prohibited methods, §16-12-234. Sale, possession, etc., of cigarettes and tobacco related objects by underage individuals, §§16-12-170 to 16-12-176.…

Peeping Toms. Eavesdropping, surveillance, or intercepting communication which invades privacy of another; divulging private message. Possession, sale, or distribution of eavesdropping devices. Interception of wire or oral transmissions by law enforcement officers. Application an…

No evidence obtained in a manner which violates any of the provisions of this part shall be admissible in any court of this state except to prove violations of this part. (Ga. L. 1967, p. 844, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-3007, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.)

Nothing contained within this part shall permit the introduction into evidence of any communication which is privileged by the laws of this state or by the decisions of the appellate courts thereof. (Ga. L. 1967, p. 844, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-3008, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249,…

False representation as representative, §16-9-57. Legislative action. Influencing, §16-10-4. FINES —Cont’d Liens. Filing false documents, §16-10-20.1. Littering, §16-7-43. Livestock. Theft, §16-8-20. Livestock theft, §16-8-20. Low THC oil, possession, purchase and use. Violations,…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘End user’’ means any person, corporation, partnership, firm, municipality, cooperative, organization, governmental agency, building owner, or other entity provided with a telecommunications service for its own consumption and not …

Carrying weapons on. Lawful weapons carriers, §16-11-126. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION —Cont’d Criminal damage to property in first degree, §16-7-22. Domestic terrorism. Definition of public transportation system, §16-11-220. Terroristic threats or acts, §16-11-37. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION S…