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GA Code § 16-8-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 1 - Theft|§ 16-8-17. Misuse of Universal Product Code Labels

    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who, with intent to cheat or defraud a retailer, possesses, uses, utters, transfers, makes, alters, counterfeits, or reproduces a retail sales receipt or a Universal Product Code label which results in a theft of property which exceeds $500.00 in value commits a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three years or by a fine or both.   A person convicted of a violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection, when the property which was the subject of the theft resulting from the unlawful use of retail sales receipts or Universal Product Code labels is taken from three separate stores or retail establishments within one county during a period of seven days or less and when the aggregate value of the property which was the subject of each theft exceeds $500.00 in value, commits a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years.     A person who, with intent to cheat or defraud a retailer, possesses 15 or more fraudulent retail sales receipts or Universal Product Code labels or possesses a device the purpose of which is to manufacture fraudulent retail sales receipts or Universal Product Code labels shall be guilty of a felony and punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years.     (Code 1981, §16-8-17, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 870, § 2; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 16; Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 3-4/HB 1176.)   Editor's notes.   - The former Code section, pertaining to the theft of motor vehicles, parts, and components, was based on Ga. L. 1916, p. 154, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-2603; Code 1933, § 26-1813, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 857, § 8.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 9-1(a)/HB 1176, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2012, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction for the same type of offense, of whatever degree or level, pursuant to this Act."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 290 (2012). For note on 2000 enactment of this Code section, see 17 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 110 (2000).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Presenting receipt for purchases not made.    - Because the testimony of defendant's girlfriend was sufficient to allow the jury to conclude that a store was a retailer, and because the defendant violated O.C.G.A. § 16-8-17(a)(1) by presenting a receipt for a refund of items that the defendant had not purchased, the trial court properly denied the defendant's motion for a new trial. Cooper v. State, 299 Ga. App. 199, 682 S.E.2d 154 (2009).
GA Code § 16-8-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 1 - Theft|§ 16-8-18. Entering Automobile or Other Motor Vehicle With Intent to Commit Theft or Felony

 If any person shall enter any automobile or other motor vehicle with the intent to commit a theft or a felony, he shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or, in the discretion of the trial judge, as for a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1933, p. 111, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-2637; Code 1933, § 26-1813.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 186, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, § 335 et seq.   ALR.   - Automobiles: elements of offense defined in "joyriding" statutes, 9 A.L.R.3d 633.   Robbery, attempted robbery, or assault to commit robbery, as affected by intent to collect or secure debt or claim, 88 A.L.R.3d 1309.   Liability for personal injury or property damage caused by unauthorized use of automobile which had been parked with keys removed from ignition, 70 A.L.R.4th 276.   Burglary, breaking, or entering of motor vehicle, 72 A.L.R.4th 710.   Validity, construction, and application of Anti-Car Theft Act (18 USCS § 2119), 140 A.L.R. Fed 249.   What constitutes "aggravated felony" for which alien can be deported or removed under § 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) of Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii)) - Theft or burglary offenses under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(G), 62 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 255.
GA Code § 16-8-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 1 - Theft|§ 16-8-19. Conversion of Leased Personal Property

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 763, § 2, effective July 1, 1988.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1968, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 857, § 9. For present comparable provisions, see Code Section 16-8-4(a).
GA Code § 16-8-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 1 - Theft|§ 16-8-20. Livestock Theft

  A person commits the offense of livestock theft when he unlawfully takes or, being in lawful possession thereof, unlawfully appropriates any livestock of another with the intention of depriving the owner of such livestock.   For the purposes of this Code section, the term "livestock" means horses, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, rabbits, and any domestic animal produced as food for human consumption.   Any person committing the offense of livestock theft commits a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years and by a fine of $1,000.00; provided, however, that, if the fair market value of the livestock taken or appropriated is $100.00 or less, the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   For the purposes of this Code section, if any livestock is killed or mutilated and a portion thereof taken, the value of the whole animal while alive or his entire carcass, whichever is greater, shall be considered for the purpose of distinguishing between a misdemeanor offense and a felony offense.    (Code 1933, § 26-1817, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 1006, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 244, § 10; Ga. L. 2008, p. 458, § 7/SB 364.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 50 Am. Jur. 2d, Larceny § 58.   C.J.S.   - 52B C.J.S., Larceny, §§ 22, 23.   ALR.    - Dogs as subject of larceny, 92 A.L.R. 212.   What constitutes "loss from theft" within provisions of Internal Revenue Code concerning deduction of losses arising from theft, 62 A.L.R.2d 572.   Stealing carcass as within statute making it larceny to steal cattle or livestock, 78 A.L.R.2d 1100.   Robbery, attempted robbery, or assault to commit robbery, as affected by intent to collect or secure debt or claim, 88 A.L.R.3d 1309.   What constitutes tax-deductible theft loss under 26 USCS § 165, 98 A.L.R. Fed. 229.
GA Code § 16-8-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 1 - Theft|§ 16-8-21. Removal or Abandonment of Shopping Carts

  As used in this Code section, the term "shopping cart" means those pushcarts of the type which are commonly provided by grocery stores, drugstores, or other merchant stores or markets for the use of the public in transporting commodities in stores and markets and incidentally from the store to a place outside the store.   It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a shopping cart from the premises of the owner of such shopping cart without the consent, given at the time of such removal, of the owner or of his or her agent, servant, or employee. For the purpose of this Code section, the premises shall include all the parking area set aside by the owner or on behalf of the owner for the parking of cars for the convenience of the patrons of the owner.   It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon a shopping cart upon any public street, sidewalk, way, or parking lot other than a parking lot on the premises of the owner.   Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Ga. L. 1975, p. 848, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 162, § 1/HB 1093.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - What amounts to asportation which will support charge of larceny, 19 A.L.R. 724; 144 A.L.R. 1383.
GA Code § 16-8-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 1 - Theft|§ 16-8-23. Prohibited Uses of Fifth Wheel

  For the purposes of this Code section, the term "fifth wheel" means a device mounted on a truck tractor or similar towing vehicle, including, but not limited to, a converter dolly, which interfaces with and couples to the upper coupler assembly of a semitrailer.   It shall be unlawful for any person to modify, alter, attempt to alter, and, if altered, sell, possess, offer for sale, move, or cause to be moved on the highways of this state a device known as a fifth wheel or the antitheft locking device attached to the fifth wheel with the intent to use the fifth wheel to commit or attempt to commit cargo theft as defined in Code Section 16-8-22.   A person convicted of a violation of this Code section shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years, a fine of not less than $10,000.00 nor more than $100,000.00, or both.     (Code 1981, §16-8-23, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 195, § 1/HB 749.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2014, p. 195, § 3/HB 749, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2014, and shall apply to all offenses committed on or after such date. The enactment of Code Sections 16-8-22 and 16-8-23 shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before the effective date of Code Sections 16-8-22 and 16-8-23 and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecutions."
GA Code § 16-8-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 1 - Theft|§ 16-8-24. Theft by Possession of Stolen Mail

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Mail" means a letter, post card, package, bag, or other sealed article that:   Is delivered by the United States Postal Service, a common carrier, or a delivery service and has not yet been received by the person to whom it is addressed; or   Has been left in a location to be collected for delivery by the United States Postal Service, a common carrier, or a delivery service.     "Possesses stolen mail" means to knowingly receive, retain, possess, conceal, or dispose of stolen mail knowing that it has been stolen and to withhold such stolen mail from the true owner or person to whom the mail is addressed or to appropriate such stolen mail to the use of any person other than the true owner or the person to whom the mail is addressed.     A person shall be guilty of the crime of theft by possession of stolen mail if he or she:   Possesses stolen mail addressed to three or more different mailboxes or addresses; and   Possesses a minimum of ten separate pieces of stolen mail.     A person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or, in the discretion of the trial judge, as for a misdemeanor.   Each set of ten separate pieces of stolen mail addressed to three or more different mailboxes or addresses constitutes a separate and distinct crime and may be punished accordingly.   The fact that the person who stole the mail has not been convicted, apprehended, or identified shall not be a defense to the charge of theft by possession of stolen mail.     (Code 1981, §16-8-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 652, § 1/HB 94.)   Cross references.   - Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter generally, 18 U.S.C.S. § 1708.
GA Code § 16-8-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 1 - Theft|§ 16-8-25. Porch Piracy

  As used in this Code section, the term "dwelling" has the same meaning as provided in Code Section 16-7-1.   A person shall be guilty of the crime of porch piracy if such person takes, removes, or otherwise appropriates three or more envelopes, bags, packages, or other related articles of another person without the permission of such other person from the porch, steps, or immediate vicinity of any entrance or exit of a dwelling of three or more different mailboxes or addresses.   A person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or, in the discretion of the trial judge, as for a misdemeanor.     (Code 1981, §16-8-25, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 652, § 2/HB 94.)
GA Code § 16-8-61 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 3 - Criminal Reproduction and Sale of Recorded Material|§ 16-8-61. Display of Official Rating on Video Movies

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Official rating" means the official rating of a motion picture by the Classification and Rating Administration of the Motion Picture Association of America.   "Video movie" means a videotape, video cassette, video disc, any prerecorded video display or visual depiction, any prerecorded device that can be converted to a visual depiction, or other reproduction or reconstruction of a motion picture.     No person may sell, rent, loan, or otherwise disseminate or distribute for monetary consideration a video movie unless the official rating of the motion picture from which the video movie is copied is clearly and prominently displayed in boldface type on the outside of the cassette, case, jacket, or other covering containing the video movie. Such video movie shall be clearly and prominently marked as "not rated" if:   The motion picture from which the video movie is copied has no official rating;   The official rating of the motion picture from which the video movie is copied is not readily available to such person; or   The video movie has been altered so that its content materially differs from the motion picture.     Any person who violates subsection (b) of this Code section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00.     (Code 1981, §16-8-61, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1384, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Fingerprintable offense.   - Failure of persons selling or renting video movies to display the official rating of the motion picture on the covering of the video movie is not at this time designated as an offense which requires that persons charged with the statute's violation be fingerprinted. 1987 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 87-21.
GA Code § 16-8-62 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 3 - Criminal Reproduction and Sale of Recorded Material|§ 16-8-62. Film Piracy Prohibited; Exceptions; Penalty for Violation

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Audiovisual recording device" means any device capable of recording or transmitting a motion picture, or any part thereof, using any technology now known or later developed.   "Facility" shall not include a personal residence.     Any person who knowingly operates the recording function of an audiovisual recording device while a motion picture is being exhibited, without the consent of the owner, operator, or lessee of the exhibition facility and of the licensor of the motion picture being exhibited, shall be guilty of film piracy.   The provisions of this Code section shall not be construed to prevent any lawfully authorized investigative, law enforcement, or intelligence personnel of the state or federal government from operating any audiovisual recording device in a facility where a motion picture is being exhibited as part of their official duties or activities.   This Code section is not applicable to a person who operates an audiovisual recording device in a retail establishment solely to demonstrate the use of the device for sales purposes.   A prosecution under this Code section shall not preclude obtaining any other civil or criminal remedy under any other provision of law.   Violation of this Code section is a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and punishable upon conviction as provided in Code Section 17-10-4. A second or subsequent conviction for violation of this Code section shall be punishable as a felony.     (Code 1981, §16-8-62, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 341, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Actions for false arrest and false imprisonment for individuals suspected of film piracy, § 51-7-62.
GA Code § 16-8-80 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 4 - Motor Vehicle Chop Shops and Stolen and Altered Property|§ 16-8-80. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Motor Vehicle Chop Shop and Stolen and Altered Property Act."    (Code 1981, §16-8-80, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1805, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Scrap metal processors, § 43-43-1 et seq.    Used motor vehicle and used motor vehicle parts dealers, § 43-47-1.
GA Code § 16-8-81 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 4 - Motor Vehicle Chop Shops and Stolen and Altered Property|§ 16-8-81. Legislative Findings

  The General Assembly finds and declares the following:   The annual number of reported motor vehicle thefts has exceeded 1 million.Approximately 50 percent of all larcenies reported to law enforcement authorities in the United States are directed against motor vehicles.The recovery rate of stolen motor vehicles has decreased significantly during the most recent decade;   Thefts of motor vehicles and the disposition of stolen motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts are becoming more professional in nature. Such theft and disposition activities have attracted criminal elements which have used intimidation and violence as a means of obtaining increased control of such activities;   The theft of motor vehicles has brought increased and unnecessary burdens to motor vehicle users and taxpayers, as the national financial cost of motor vehicle related theft offenses currently approaches $5 billion annually;   Prosecutors should give increased emphasis to the prosecution of persons committing motor vehicle thefts, with particular emphasis given to professional motor vehicle theft operations and to persons engaged in the dismantling of stolen motor vehicles for the purpose of trafficking in stolen motor vehicle parts; and   Traditional law enforcement strategies and techniques that concentrate on bringing criminal penalties to bear on motor vehicle thieves, but do not focus on chop shops that are heavily involved in the dismantling of stolen motor vehicles or the distribution of motor vehicle parts and that do not enlist the assistance of private enforcement and use civil sanctions, are inadequate to control motor vehicle theft, as well as related offenses. Comprehensive strategies must be formulated; more effective law enforcement techniques must be developed; evidentiary, procedural, and substantive laws must be strengthened; and criminal penalties and civil sanctions must be enhanced.     The General Assembly, therefore, concludes that for the protection of the general public interest, the "Motor Vehicle Chop Shop and Stolen and Altered Property Act" shall be enacted.     (Code 1981, §16-8-81, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1805, § 1.)
GA Code § 16-8-82 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 4 - Motor Vehicle Chop Shops and Stolen and Altered Property|§ 16-8-82. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Chop shop" means any building, lot, or other premise where one or more persons knowingly engage in altering, destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling, or storing any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part known to be illegally obtained by theft, fraud, or conspiracy to defraud in order to either:   Alter, counterfeit, deface, destroy, disguise, falsify, forge, obliterate, or remove the identification, including the vehicle identification number of such motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, in order to misrepresent the identity of such motor vehicle or motor vehicle part or to prevent the identification of such motor vehicle or motor vehicle part; or   Sell or dispose of such motor vehicle or motor vehicle part.     "Motor vehicle" includes every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway which is self-propelled or which may be connected to and towed by a self-propelled device and also includes any and all other land based devices which are self-propelled but which are not designed for use upon a highway, including, but not limited to, farm machinery and construction equipment.   "Person" includes a natural person, company, corporation, unincorporated association, partnership, professional corporation, and any other legal entity.   "Unidentifiable" means that the uniqueness of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part cannot be established by either expert law enforcement investigative personnel specially trained and experienced in motor vehicle theft investigative procedures and motor vehicle identification examination techniques or by expert employees of not for profit motor vehicle theft prevention agencies specially trained and experienced in motor vehicle theft investigation procedures and motor vehicle identification examination techniques.   "Vehicle identification number" includes, but is not limited to, a number or numbers, a letter or letters, a character or characters, a datum or data, a derivative or derivatives, or a combination or combinations thereof, used by the manufacturer or the Department of Revenue for the purpose of uniquely identifying a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part.     (Code 1981, §16-8-82, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1805, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 16; Ga. L. 2003, p. 140, § 16; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 6-1/HB 501.)
GA Code § 16-8-84 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft|Article 4 - Motor Vehicle Chop Shops and Stolen and Altered Property|§ 16-8-84. Seizure of Personal Property Used or Possessed in Connection With Violation of Code Section 16-8-83

  Any tool, implement, or instrumentality, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, used or possessed in connection with any violation of Code Section 16-8-83 may be seized by a member of a state or local law enforcement agency upon process issued by any court of competent jurisdiction.   Seizure of property described in subsection (a) of this Code section may be made by a member of a state or local law enforcement agency without process if:   The seizure is made in accordance with any applicable law or regulation;   The seizure is incident to inspection under an administrative inspection warrant;   The seizure is incident to a search made under a search warrant;   The seizure is incident to a lawful arrest;   The seizure is made pursuant to a valid consent to search;   The property seized has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the state in a criminal proceeding or in an injunction or forfeiture proceeding under Code Section 16-8-86; or   There are reasonable grounds to believe that the property is directly or indirectly dangerous to the health or safety of the public.     When property is seized pursuant to this Code section, the seizing agency may:   Place the property under seal; or   Remove the property to a place selected and designated by the seizing agency.       (Code 1981, §16-8-84, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1805, § 1.)