Title 16 — Crimes and Offenses
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O.C.G.A. § 16-9-53 Damaging, destroying, or secreting property to defraud another
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(a) A person commits the offense of damaging, destroying, or secreting property to defraud another person when he knowingly and with intent to defraud another person damages, destroys, or secretes any property of whatever class or character, whether the property of himself or of …
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-54 FALSE SWEARING
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Criminal offense, §16-10-71. State employment, §16-11-14. Subornation, §16-10-72. FALSE ALARMS. False fire reports, §16-10-27. FALSE IDENTIFICATION. Transmitted through computer network, §16-9-93.1. FAMILY VIOLENCE. Battery. Family violence battery, §16-5-23.1. Family violence bat…
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-55 Refunds
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Fraudulent attempts to obtain, §§16-8-14.1, 16-9-56. Attorneys. Witnesses. Illegal remuneration to prosecuting attorney, §16-10-98. Attorneys’ fees. Contingency fees, restrictions in state forfeiture actions, §16-1-12. Bacteriological weapons. Destructive devices, §§16-7-80 to 16…
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-56 Fraudulent attempts to obtain refunds
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to give a false or fictitious name, address, or telephone number as that person’s own or to give the name, address, or telephone number of any other person without that other person’s knowledge and approval for the purpose of obtaining or a…
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-57 Peace officers
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Illegal remuneration, §16-10-98. Laser device, projecting against law enforcement officers, §16-10-34. Personal care homes. Hiring employees with prior criminal background, §16-12-1.1. Physicians and surgeons. Prescriptions for dangerous drugs. Violations of requirements, §16-13-…
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-58 Failing to pay for natural products or chattels
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Any person, either on his or her own account or for others, who with fraudulent intent shall buy cotton, corn, rice, crude turpentine, spirits of turpentine, rosin, pitch, tar, timber, pulpwood, Christmas trees, pine needles, horticultural crops, poultry and poultry products, cat…
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-59 Operation of credit repair services organization
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Buyer’’ means any individual who is solicited to purchase or who purchases the services of a credit repair services organization. (2)(A) ‘‘Credit repair services organization’’ means any person who, with respect to the extension o…
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-6 Punishment for fiduciary in violation of chapter
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Unless a greater penalty is specifically provided in this chapter, any violation of this chapter by a fiduciary in breach of a fiduciary obligation 492 16-9-6 FORGERY & FRAUDULENT PRACTICES 16-9-20 against a person who is 65 years of age or older shall be punished by imprisonment…
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-61 Veterans
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Deception as to veteran status or military decoration award receipt with intent to secure tangible benefit, §16-9-63. FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Freedom of speech. Domestic terrorism. Constitutionally protected speech or assembly. Statutory construction to avoid infringement, §16-11-224. …
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-62 Retail sales
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Sales suppression devices or zappers. Criminal offenses relating to, §16-9-62. SAWED-OFF SHOTGUNS AND RIFLES —Cont’d Enhanced criminal penalties for use in commission of certain offenses, §16-11-160. Local laws or ordinances consistent with part authorized, §16-11-161. Use of for…
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-63 False representation as veteran
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Armed forces of the United States’’ means the army, navy, air force, marine corps, or coast guard and the reserve components thereof and the uniformed components of the Public Health Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-90 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Computer Systems Protection Act.’’ (Code 1981, § 16-9-90, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1045, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 16.)
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-91 Legislative findings
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The General Assembly finds that: (1) Computer related crime is a growing problem in the government and in the private sector; (2) Such crime occurs at great cost to the public, since losses for each incident of computer crime tend to be far greater than the losses associated with…
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-92 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Computer’’ means an electronic, magnetic, optical, hydraulic, electrochemical, or organic device or group of devices which, pursuant to a computer program, to human instruction, or to permanent instructions contained in the device or group…
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-93 Trade secrets
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General provisions, §16-8-13. SECURED TRANSACTIONS. Property subject to security interest. Destruction, removal, concealment, etc., §16-9-51. SECURITY INTERESTS. Endangering security interest. Property subject to security interest. Fraudulent destruction, removal, concealment, et…
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-93.1 Bickerstaff v
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SunTrust Bank, 299 Ga. 459, 788 S.E.2d 787 (2016), cert. denied, 137 S. Ct. 571, 196 L. Ed. 2d 447 (U.S. 2016). Truthfulness of statements made about defendant is question of fact for the jury. Hub Motor Co. v. Zurawski, 157 Ga. App. 850, 278 S.E.2d 689 (1981). Truthfulness is a …
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-94 Venue
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For the purpose of venue under this article, any violation of this article shall be considered to have been committed: 553 T.16, C.9, A.6, P.2 (1) In the county of the principal place of business in this state of the owner of a computer, computer network, or any part thereof; (2)…