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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-20 — 16-10-35) › Section 16-10-24.2 - Obstructing or hindering emergency medical technicians or emergency medical professionals; criminal penalty

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
"Emergency medical professional" means any person performing emergency medical services who is licensed or certified to provide health care in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11, Chapter 26, or Chapter 34 of Title 43.
(2)
"Emergency medical technician" means any person who has been certified as an emergency medical technician, cardiac technician, paramedic, or first responder pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 31.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, a person who knowingly and willfully obstructs or hinders any emergency medical technician, any emergency medical professional, or any properly identified person working under the direction of an emergency medical professional in the lawful discharge of the official duties of such emergency medical technician, emergency medical professional, or properly identified person working under the direction of an emergency medical professional is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c)
Whoever knowingly and willfully resists or obstructs any emergency medical technician, any emergency medical professional, or any properly identified person working under the direction of an emergency medical professional in the lawful discharge of the official duties of the emergency medical technician, emergency medical professional, or properly identified person working under the direction of an emergency medical professional by threatening or doing violence to the person of such emergency medical technician, emergency medical professional, or properly identified person working under the direction of an emergency medical professional is guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-20 — 16-10-35) › Section 16-10-24.3 - Obstructing or hindering persons making emergency telephone calls

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 report the commission of a crime is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months, or both.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 134,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-20 — 16-10-35) › Section 16-10-24.4 - Obstructing or hindering park ranger

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "park ranger" means any person, other than a law enforcement officer and other individuals covered under Code Section
16-10-24
, however designated, who is employed by the state, any political subdivision of the state, or the United States for the enforcement of park rules and regulations.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, a person who knowingly and willfully obstructs or hinders any park ranger in the lawful discharge of his or her official duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c)
Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any park ranger in the lawful discharge of his or her official duties by offering or doing violence to the person of such park ranger shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 199,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-20 — 16-10-35) › Section 16-10-25 - Giving false name, address, or birthdate to law enforcement officer

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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-20 — 16-10-35) › Section 16-10-26 - False report of a crime

A person who willfully and knowingly gives or causes a false report of a crime to be given to any law enforcement officer or agency of this state is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-20 — 16-10-35) › Section 16-10-27 - Transmitting false report of fire

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 exists, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-20 — 16-10-35) › Section 16-10-29 - Request for ambulance service when not reasonably needed

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to transmit in any manner a request for ambulance service to any person, firm, or corporation furnishing ambulance service, public or private, knowing at the time of making the request for ambulance service that there exists no reasonable need for such ambulance service.
(b)
Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-20 — 16-10-35) › Section 16-10-30 - Refusal to obey official request at fire or other emergency

A person in a gathering who refuses to obey the reasonable official request or order of a peace officer or firefighter to move, for the purpose of promoting the public safety by dispersing those gathered in dangerous proximity to a fire or other emergency, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 787, § 4, eff. 7/1/2002.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 952, § 11, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-20 — 16-10-35) › Section 16-10-31 - Concealing death of another person

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 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 less than $1,000.00 nor more than $5,000.00, or both.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-20 — 16-10-35) › Section 16-10-33 - Removal or attempted removal of weapon from public official; punishment

(a)
For the purposes of this Code section, the term "firearm" shall include stun guns and tasers. A stun gun or taser is any device that is powered by electrical charging units such as batteries and emits an electrical charge in excess of 20,000 volts or is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to remove or attempt to remove a firearm, chemical spray, or baton from the possession of another person if:
(1)
The other person is lawfully acting within the course and scope of employment; and
(2)
The person has knowledge or reason to know that the other person is employed as:
(A)
A peace officer as defined in paragraph (8) of Code Section
35-8-2
;
(B)
An employee with the power of arrest by the Department of Corrections;
(C)
An employee with the power of arrest by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles;
(D)
A community supervision officer or other employee with the power of arrest by the Department of Community Supervision;
(E)
A jail officer or guard by a county or municipality and has the responsibility of supervising inmates who are confined in a county or municipal jail or other detention facility; or
(F)
A juvenile correctional officer by the Department of Juvenile Justice and has the primary responsibility for the supervision and control of youth confined in such department's programs and facilities.
(c)
Any person who violates subsection (b) of this Code section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(d)
A violation of this Code section shall constitute a separate offense. A sentence imposed under this Code section may be imposed separately from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any other offense related to the act or acts establishing the offense under this Code section.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 73,§ 5-23, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 120,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 2, § 16, eff. 2/12/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-20 — 16-10-35) › Section 16-10-34 - Use of laser devices against law enforcement officer

(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 position, place, item, or object. Such term also means a device that projects a beam or point of light by means of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation or other means or that emits light which simulates the appearance of a beam of light.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally project upon a law enforcement officer any laser device without such officer's permission if:
(1)
The law enforcement officer is lawfully acting within the course and scope of employment; and
(2)
The person has knowledge or reason to know that the law enforcement officer is employed as:
(A)
A peace officer as defined in paragraph (8) of Code Section
35-8-2
;
(B)
An employee with the power of arrest by the Department of Corrections;
(C)
An employee with the power of arrest by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles;
(D)
A community supervision officer or other employee with the power of arrest by the Department of Community Supervision;
(E)
A jail officer or guard by a county or municipality and has the responsibility of supervising inmates who are confined in a county or municipal jail or other detention facility; or
(F)
A juvenile correctional officer or juvenile probation officer by the Department of Juvenile Justice and has the primary responsibility for the supervision and control of youth confined in such department's programs and facilities.
(c)
Any person who violates subsection (b) of this Code section shall be guilty of a high and aggravated misdemeanor.
(d)
It shall not be a defense to a prosecution for a violation of this Code section that the laser device was pointed at such officer through a glass, window, or other transparent or translucent object.
(e)
Each violation of this Code section shall constitute a separate offense. A sentence imposed under this Code section may be imposed separately from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any other offense related to the act or acts establishing the offense under this Code section.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 73,§ 5-24, eff. 7/1/2015.
Added by 2012 Ga. Laws 754,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-20 — 16-10-35) › Section 16-10-35 - [Unlawful ignition of fireworks near emergency medical technician, firefighter, or law enforcement officer for purposes of hindering official duties thereof or causing injury thereto]

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
"Emergency medical technician" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section
16-10-24.2
.
(2)
"Firefighter" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section
16-10-24.1
.
(3)
"Firework" means any combustible or explosive composition or any substance or combination of substances or article the possession of which is regulated by Chapter 10 of Title 25.
(4)
"Law enforcement officer" means any person certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council as having successfully completed the course of training required by Chapter 8 of Title 35, the "Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act."
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally ignite a firework when such firework or component thereof explodes or detonates within 150 feet of or causes injury or harm to an emergency medical technician, firefighter, or law enforcement officer for the purpose of hindering or disrupting such emergency medical technician, firefighter, or law enforcement officer during the lawful discharge of his or her duties.
(c)
Any person who violates subsection (b) of this Code section shall be guilty of a high and aggravated misdemeanor.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 614,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 3 - ESCAPE AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO CONFINEMENT (§§ 16-10-50 — 16-10-56) › Section 16-10-50 - Hindering apprehension or punishment of criminal

(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, he:
(1)
Harbors or conceals such person; or
(2)
Conceals or destroys evidence of the crime.
(b)
A person convicted of the offense of hindering apprehension or punishment of a criminal shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 3 - ESCAPE AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO CONFINEMENT (§§ 16-10-50 — 16-10-56) › Section 16-10-52 - Escape

(a)
A person commits the offense of escape when he or she:
(1)
Having been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor or of the violation of a municipal ordinance, intentionally escapes from lawful custody or from any place of lawful confinement;
(2)
Being in lawful custody or lawful confinement prior to conviction, intentionally escapes from such custody or confinement;
(3)
Having been adjudicated of a delinquent act or a juvenile traffic offense, or as a child in need of services subject to lawful custody or lawful confinement, intentionally escapes from lawful custody or from any place of lawful confinement;
(4)
Being in lawful custody or lawful confinement prior to adjudication, intentionally escapes from such custody or confinement; or
(5)
Intentionally fails to return as instructed to lawful custody or lawful confinement or to any residential facility operated by the Georgia Department of Corrections after having been released on the condition that he or she will so return; provided, however, such person shall be allowed a grace period of eight hours from the exact time specified for return if such person can prove he or she did not intentionally fail to return.
(a.1)
Revocation of probation for conduct in violation of any provision of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not preclude an independent criminal prosecution under this Code section based on the same conduct.
(b)
(1)
A person who, having been convicted of a felony, is convicted of the offense of escape shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years.
(2)
Any person charged with a felony who is in lawful confinement prior to conviction or adjudication who is convicted of the offense of escape shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
(3)
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, a person who commits the offense of escape while armed with a dangerous weapon shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 20 years.
(4)
Any other person convicted of the offense of escape shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.
Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 127,§ 4-8, eff. 1/1/2014.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 20, § 2, eff. 7/1/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 3 - ESCAPE AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO CONFINEMENT (§§ 16-10-50 — 16-10-56) › Section 16-10-53 - Aiding or permitting another to escape lawful custody or confinement

(a)
A person who knowingly aids another in escaping from lawful custody or from any place of lawful confinement shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
(b)
A peace officer or employee of any place of lawful confinement who recklessly permits any person in his custody to escape is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 3 - ESCAPE AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO CONFINEMENT (§§ 16-10-50 — 16-10-56) › Section 16-10-54 - Assailing, opposing, or resisting officer of the law in a penal institution

A person in the lawful custody of any penal institution of the state or of a political subdivision of the state who assails, opposes, or resists an officer of the law or of such penal institution or a member of the guard with intent to cause serious bodily injury commits the offense of mutiny and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 3 - ESCAPE AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO CONFINEMENT (§§ 16-10-50 — 16-10-56) › Section 16-10-55 - Persuading, enticing, instigating, aiding, or abetting person in a penal institution to commit mutiny

A person who persuades, entices, instigates, counsels, aids, or abets a person in the lawful custody of any penal institution to commit the offense of mutiny shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 3 - ESCAPE AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO CONFINEMENT (§§ 16-10-50 — 16-10-56) › Section 16-10-56 - Unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution

(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 institution shall commit an unlawful act of violence or any other act in a violent or tumultuous manner in a penal institution.
(c)
Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than 20 years.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 198,§ 3-5, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 4 - PERJURY AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-70 — 16-10-73) › Section 16-10-70 - Perjury

(a)
A person to whom a lawful oath or affirmation has been administered or a person who executes an unsworn declaration as defined in Code Section
9-1-1
commits the offense of perjury when, in a judicial proceeding, he or she knowingly and willfully makes a false statement material to the issue or point in question.
(b)
A person convicted of the offense of perjury shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years, or both. A person convicted of the offense of perjury that was a cause of another's being imprisoned shall be sentenced to a term not to exceed the sentence provided for the crime for which the other person was convicted. A person convicted of the offense of perjury that was a cause of another's being punished by death shall be punished by life imprisonment.
Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 59,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 4 - PERJURY AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-70 — 16-10-73) › Section 16-10-71 - False swearing

(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, he knowingly and willfully makes a false statement.
(b)
A person convicted of the offense of false swearing shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 4 - PERJURY AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-70 — 16-10-73) › Section 16-10-72 - Subornation of perjury or false swearing

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 for not less than one nor more than ten years, or both.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 4 - PERJURY AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-10-70 — 16-10-73) › Section 16-10-73 - Impersonating another in the acknowledgment of recognizance, bail, or judgment

Any person except an attorney of record who shall acknowledge or cause to be acknowledged, in any of the courts of the state or before any authorized officer, any recognizance, bail, or judgment in the name of any person not privy or consenting thereto commits the offense of impersonating in a legal proceeding and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 5 - OFFENSES RELATED TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-10-90 — 16-10-98) › Section 16-10-90 - Compounding a crime

(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 consideration of a promise, express or implied, not to prosecute or aid in the prosecution of a criminal offense.
(b)
A person convicted of the offense of compounding a crime which is a felony shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both. A person convicted of the offense of compounding a crime which is a misdemeanor is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 5 - OFFENSES RELATED TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-10-90 — 16-10-98) › Section 16-10-91 - Embracery

(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 value offered to him with the understanding that it is given with the intent of influencing his action as a juror.
(b)
A person convicted of the offense of embracery shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 5 - OFFENSES RELATED TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-10-90 — 16-10-98) › Section 16-10-92 - Acceptance of benefit, reward, or consideration by witness for changing testimony or being absent from trial, hearing, or other proceeding

A person who is or may be a witness at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding before any court or any officer authorized by the law to hear evidence or take testimony and who receives or agrees or offers to receive any benefit, reward, or consideration to which he is not entitled, pursuant to an agreement or understanding that his testimony will be influenced thereby or that he will absent himself from the trial, hearing, or other proceeding, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 5 - OFFENSES RELATED TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-10-90 — 16-10-98) › Section 16-10-94 - Tampering with evidence

(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 evidence or makes, devises, prepares, or plants false evidence.
(b)
Nothing in this Code section shall be deemed to abrogate or alter any privilege which any person is entitled to claim under existing laws.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section involving the prosecution or defense of a felony and involving another person shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three years; provided, however, that any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section involving the prosecution or defense of a serious violent felony as defined in subsection (a) of Code Section
17-10-6.1
and involving another person shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section involving the prosecution or defense of a misdemeanor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 300, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 5 - OFFENSES RELATED TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-10-90 — 16-10-98) › Section 16-10-94.1 - Willful destruction, alteration, or falsification of medical records

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
"Patient" means any person who has received health care services from a provider.
(2)
"Provider" means all hospitals, including public, private, osteopathic, and tuberculosis hospitals; other special care units, including podiatric facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and kidney disease treatment centers, including freestanding hemodialysis units; intermediate care facilities; ambulatory surgical or obstetrical facilities; health maintenance organizations; and home health agencies. Such term shall also mean any person licensed to practice under Chapter 9, 11, 26, 34, 35, or 39 of Title 43.
(3)
"Record" means a patient's health record, including, but not limited to, evaluations, diagnoses, prognoses, laboratory reports, X-rays, prescriptions, and other technical information used in assessing the patient's condition, or the pertinent portion of the record relating to a specific condition or a summary of the record.
(b)
Any person who, with intent to conceal any material fact relating to a potential claim or cause of action, knowingly and willfully destroys, alters, or falsifies any record shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 5 - OFFENSES RELATED TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-10-90 — 16-10-98) › Section 16-10-95 - [Repealed] Barratry; penalty

Repealed by 2006 Ga. Laws 451,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 5 - OFFENSES RELATED TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-10-90 — 16-10-98) › Section 16-10-96 - Impersonating another in the course of an action, proceeding, or prosecution

Any person who shall falsely represent or impersonate another and in such assumed character answer as a witness to interrogatories or do any other act in the course of any action, proceeding, or prosecution or in any other way, matter, or thing, whereby the person so impersonated or represented, or any other person, might suffer damage, loss, or injury shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by confinement for not less than one year nor more than five years.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 5 - OFFENSES RELATED TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-10-90 — 16-10-98) › Section 16-10-97 - Intimidation or injury of any officer in or of any court

(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 who may be serving at any proceeding in any such court while in the discharge of such juror's or officer's duties;
(2)
Injures any grand juror or trial juror in his or her person or property on account of any indictment or verdict assented to by him or her or on account of his or her being or having been such juror; or
(3)
Injures any officer in or of any court of this state or any court of any county or municipality of this state or any officer who may be serving at any proceeding in any such court in his or her person or property on account of the performance of his or her official duties
shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both.
(b)
As used in this Code section, the term "any officer in or of any court" means a judge, attorney, clerk of court, deputy clerk of court, court reporter, community supervision officer, county or Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile probation officer, or probation officer serving pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42.
(c)
A person who by threat or force or by any threatening action, letter, or communication endeavors to intimidate any law enforcement officer, outside the scope and course of his or her employment, or his or her immediate family member in retaliation or response to the discharge of such officer's official duties 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, a fine not to exceed $5,000.00, or both.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 73,§ 5-25, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 636,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 50,§ 1-63, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 646,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98) › Article 5 - OFFENSES RELATED TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-10-90 — 16-10-98) › Section 16-10-98 - Illegal remuneration of judges and law enforcement officials

(a)
It shall be unlawful for a judge, prosecuting attorney, investigating officer, or law enforcement officer who is a witness in a case to receive or agree to receive remuneration during the period of time between indictment and the completion of direct appeal in any criminal case in which the judge, prosecuting attorney, or law enforcement officer is involved for any of the following activities:
(1)
Publishing a book or article concerning the case;
(2)
Making a public appearance concerning the case; or
(3)
Participating in any commercial activity concerning the case.
(b)
A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c)
For purposes of this Code section remuneration shall not be deemed to include customary and ordinary salary and benefits of the individual or customary and ordinary expenses paid for public appearances.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-224) › Article 1 - TREASON AND OTHER SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-16) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-4) › Section 16-11-1 - Treason

(a)
A person owing allegiance to the state commits the offense of treason when he knowingly levies war against the state, adheres to her enemies, or gives them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of the offense of treason except on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act or on confession in open court. When the overt act of treason is committed outside this state, the person charged therewith may be tried in any county in this state.
(b)
A person convicted of the offense of treason shall be punished by death or by imprisonment for life or for not less than 15 years.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-224) › Article 1 - TREASON AND OTHER SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-16) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-4) › Section 16-11-2 - Insurrection

(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 person convicted of the offense of insurrection shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years. Insurrection shall be bailable only in the discretion of a judge of the superior court.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-224) › Article 1 - TREASON AND OTHER SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-16) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-4) › Section 16-11-3 - Inciting to insurrection

(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 thereof.
(b)
A person convicted of the offense of inciting to insurrection shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years. Inciting to insurrection shall be bailable only in the discretion of a judge of the superior court.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-224) › Article 1 - TREASON AND OTHER SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-16) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-4) › Section 16-11-4 - Advocating overthrow of government

(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 associated together for joint action or advancement of views on any subject.
(2)
"Subversive organization" means any organization which engages in or advocates, abets, advises, or teaches, or which has a purpose of engaging in or advocating, abetting, advising, or teaching activities intended to overthrow, to destroy, or to assist in the overthrow or destruction of the government of the state or of any political subdivision thereof by force or violence.
(b)
A person commits the offense of advocating the overthrow of the government if he knowingly and willfully commits any of the following acts:
(1)
Advocates, abets, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying the government of the state or any political subdivision thereof by force or violence;
(2)
Prints, publishes, edits, issues, circulates, sells, distributes, exhibits, or displays any written or printed matter advocating, advising, or teaching the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying the government of the state or of any political subdivision thereof by force or violence;
(3)
Assists in the formation, participates in the management, or contributes to the support of any subversive organization, knowing the purpose thereof;
(4)
Becomes a member or continues to be a member of a subversive organization, knowing the purpose thereof;
(5)
Destroys any books, records, or files or secretes any funds in this state of a subversive organization, knowing the organization to be such; or
(6)
Conspires with one or more persons to commit any of the acts prohibited by this Code section.
(c)
A person convicted of violating any provision of this Code section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $20,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 20 years, or both.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-224) › Article 1 - TREASON AND OTHER SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-16) › Part 2 - SEDITION AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-5 — 16-11-16) › Section 16-11-5 - Short title

This part may be cited as the "Sedition and Subversive Activities Act of 1953."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-224) › Article 1 - TREASON AND OTHER SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-16) › Part 2 - SEDITION AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-5 — 16-11-16) › Section 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 directed, dominated, or controlled directly or indirectly by a foreign government which engages in or advocates, abets, advises, or teaches, or a purpose of which is to engage in or to advocate, abet, advise, or teach activities intended to overthrow, to destroy, or to assist in the overthrow or destruction of the government of the United States or of this state or of any political subdivision of either of them and to establish in place thereof any form of government the direction and control of which is to be vested in, or exercised by or under, the domination or control of any foreign government, organization, or individual.
(3)
"Organization" means an organization, corporation, company, partnership, association, trust, foundation, fund, club, society, committee, political party, or any group of persons, whether or not incorporated, permanently or temporarily associated together for joint action or advancement of views on any subject or subjects.
(4)
"Subversive organization" means an organization which engages in or advocates, abets, advises, or teaches, or a purpose for which is to engage in or advocate, abet, advise, or teach activities intended to overthrow, to destroy, or to assist in the overthrow or destruction of the government of the United States, government of this state, or of any political subdivision of either of them by revolution, force, or violence.
(5)
"Subversive person" means any person who commits, attempts to commit, or aids in the commission or advocates, abets, advises, or teaches by any means any person to commit, attempt to commit, or aid in the commission of any act intended to overthrow, to destroy, or to assist in the overthrow or destruction of the government of the United States or of this state or any political subdivision of either of them by revolution, force, or violence; or who is a knowing member of a subversive organization or a foreign subversive organization.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-224) › Article 1 - TREASON AND OTHER SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-16) › Part 2 - SEDITION AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-5 — 16-11-16) › Section 16-11-7 - Special assistant attorney general for investigation and prosecution of subversive activities

The Governor, with the concurrence of the Attorney General, is authorized and directed to appoint a special assistant attorney general for investigating and prosecuting subversive activities, whose responsibility it shall be, under the supervision of the Attorney General, to assemble, arrange, and deliver to the district attorney of any county, together with a list of necessary witnesses for presentation to the next grand jury in the county, all information and evidence of matters within the county which have come to his or her attention relating in any manner to the acts prohibited by this part and relating generally to the purpose, processes, and activities of subversive organizations, associations, groups, or persons. Such evidence may be presented by the Attorney General or the special assistant attorney general to the grand jury of any county directly, and he or she may represent the state on the trial of such a case, should he or she feel the ends of justice would be best served thereby, and the special assistant attorney general may testify before any grand jury as to matters referred to in this part as to which he or she may have information.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 70,§ 5-1, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-224) › Article 1 - TREASON AND OTHER SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-16) › Part 2 - SEDITION AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-5 — 16-11-16) › Section 16-11-8 - Duties imposed on prosecuting attorneys, commissioner of public safety, sheriffs, and police to furnish information and assistance; establishment of special enforcement agencies

For the collection of any evidence and information referred to in this part, the Governor and the Attorney General are authorized and directed to call upon all prosecuting attorneys, the commissioner of public safety, sheriffs, and county and municipal police authorities to furnish to the special assistant, provided for in Code Section
16-11-7
, such assistance as may from time to time be required. Such police authorities are directed to furnish information and assistance as may be from time to time so requested. The police authorities shall transmit immediately to the special assistant attorney general any information coming to their notice and attention regarding the activities of any subversive persons, subversive organizations, or foreign subversive organizations. The Governor by executive order is authorized to establish within existing departments such special enforcement agencies, designate such personnel, and fix such duties as may from time to time be required to perform any of the functions and duties required by this part.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-224) › Article 1 - TREASON AND OTHER SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-16) › Part 2 - SEDITION AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-5 — 16-11-16) › Section 16-11-9 - Maintenance of records by special assistant; classification of records

The Attorney General shall require the special assistant to maintain complete records of all information received by him and all matters handled by him under the requirements of this part. Such records as may reflect on the loyalty of any resident of this state shall not be made public or divulged to any person except with permission of the Governor or the Attorney General to effectuate the purposes of this part. All such records shall be classified as confidential state secrets until declassified by the Governor or the Attorney General.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-224) › Article 1 - TREASON AND OTHER SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-16) › Part 2 - SEDITION AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 16-11-5 — 16-11-16) › Section 16-11-10 - Grand jury investigations

The judge of any court exercising general criminal jurisdiction, when in his or her discretion it appears appropriate or when informed by the Attorney General or district attorney that there is information or evidence of the character described in Code Section
16-11-7
to be considered by the grand jury, shall charge the grand jury to inquire into violations of this part for the purpose of proper action and further to inquire generally into the purposes, processes, and activities, and any other matters affecting subversive organizations, associations, groups, or persons.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 70,§ 5-2, eff. 7/1/2015.