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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 4 - DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES (§§ 16-11-100 — 16-11-174) › Part 3 - CARRYING AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS (§§ 16-11-126 — 16-11-138) › Section 16-11-138 - Defense of self or others as absolute defense

Defense of self or others, as contemplated by and provided for under Article 2 of Chapter 3 of this title, shall be an absolute defense to any violation under this part.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 9,§ 16, eff. 3/13/2015.
Added by 2014 Ga. Laws 604,§ 1-10, eff. 7/1/2014.
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 4 - DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES (§§ 16-11-100 — 16-11-174) › Part 4 - ANTITERRORISTIC TRAINING (§§ 16-11-150 — 16-11-152) › Section 16-11-150 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Antiterroristic Training Act."
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 4 - DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES (§§ 16-11-100 — 16-11-174) › Part 4 - ANTITERRORISTIC TRAINING (§§ 16-11-150 — 16-11-152) › Section 16-11-151 - Prohibited training

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "dangerous weapon" has the same meaning as found in paragraph (1) of Code Section
16-11-121
.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1)
Teach, train, or demonstrate to any other person the use, application, or making of any illegal firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive, or incendiary device capable of causing injury or death to persons either directly or through a writing or over or through a computer or computer network if the person teaching, training, or demonstrating knows, has reason to know, or intends that such teaching, training, or demonstrating will be unlawfully employed for use in or in furtherance of a civil disorder, riot, or insurrection; or
(2)
Assemble with one or more persons for the purpose of being taught, trained, or instructed in the use of any illegal firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive, or incendiary device capable of causing injury or death to persons if such person so assembling knows, has reason to know, or intends that such teaching, training, or instruction will be unlawfully employed for use in or in furtherance of a civil disorder, riot, or insurrection.
(c)
Any person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 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 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-224) › Article 4 - DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES (§§ 16-11-100 — 16-11-174) › Part 4 - ANTITERRORISTIC TRAINING (§§ 16-11-150 — 16-11-152) › Section 16-11-152 - Authorized training

This part shall not apply to:
(1)
Any act of any peace officer which is performed in the lawful performance of official duties;
(2)
Any training for law enforcement officers conducted by or for any police agency of the state or any political subdivision thereof or any agency of the United States;
(3)
Any activities of the National Guard or of the armed forces of the United States; or
(4)
Any hunter education classes taught under the auspices of the Department of Natural Resources, or other classes intended to teach the safe handling of firearms for hunting, recreation, competition, or self-defense.
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 4 - DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES (§§ 16-11-100 — 16-11-174) › Part 4A - ENHANCED CRIMINAL PENALTIES (§§ 16-11-160 — 16-11-162) › Section 16-11-161 - Consistent local laws or ordinances authorized

Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit a local governing authority from adopting and enforcing laws consistent with this part relating to gangs and gang violence. Where local laws or ordinances duplicate or supplement this part, this part shall be construed as providing alternative remedies and not as preempting the field.
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 4 - DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES (§§ 16-11-100 — 16-11-174) › Part 4A - ENHANCED CRIMINAL PENALTIES (§§ 16-11-160 — 16-11-162) › Section 16-11-162 - Exemption for use of force in defense of others

This part shall not apply to persons who use force in defense of others as provided by Code Section
16-3-21
. This part is intended to supplement not to supplant Code Section
16-11-106
.
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 4 - DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES (§§ 16-11-100 — 16-11-174) › Part 5 - BRADY LAW REGULATIONS (§§ 16-11-170 — 16-11-174) › Section 16-11-170 - [Repealed] Intent to provide state background check law; construction of part

Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 118,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
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 4 - DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES (§§ 16-11-100 — 16-11-174) › Part 5 - BRADY LAW REGULATIONS (§§ 16-11-170 — 16-11-174) › Section 16-11-171 - Definitions

As used in this part, the term:
(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 that is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any firearm muffler or firearm silencer, or any destructive device as defined in
18 U.S.C. Section 921(a)(3)
.
(4)
"Involuntarily hospitalized" means hospitalized as an inpatient in any mental health facility pursuant to Code Section
37-3-81
or hospitalized as an inpatient in any mental health facility as a result of being adjudicated mentally incompetent to stand trial or being adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the crime pursuant to Part 2 of Article 6 of Title 17.
(5)
"NICS" means the National Instant Criminal Background Check System created by the federal "Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act" (P. L. No. 103-159).
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 100,§ 8, eff. 5/6/2015.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 9,§ 16, eff. 3/13/2015.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 118,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
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 4 - DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES (§§ 16-11-100 — 16-11-174) › Part 5 - BRADY LAW REGULATIONS (§§ 16-11-170 — 16-11-174) › Section 16-11-172 - Transfers or purchases of firearms subject to the NICS; information concerning persons who have been involuntarily hospitalized to be forwarded to the FBI; penalties for breach of confidentiality; exceptions

(a)
All transfers or purchases of firearms conducted by a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall be subject to the NICS. To the extent possible, the center shall provide to the NICS all necessary criminal history information and wanted person records in order to complete an NICS check.
(b)
The center shall forward to the Federal Bureau of Investigation information concerning persons who have been involuntarily hospitalized as defined in this part for the purpose of completing an NICS check.
(c)
Any government official who willfully or intentionally compromises the identity, confidentiality, and security of any records and data pursuant to this part shall be guilty of a felony and fined no less than $5,000.00 and shall be subject to automatic dismissal from his or her employment.
(d)
The provisions of this part shall not apply to:
(1)
Any firearm, including any handgun with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system, manufactured in or before 1898;
(2)
Any replica of any firearm described in paragraph (1) of this subsection if such replica is not designed or redesigned to use rimfire or conventional center-fire fixed ammunition or uses rimfire or conventional center-fire fixed ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United States and which is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade; and
(3)
Any firearm which is a curio or relic as defined by
27 C.F.R. 178.11
.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 118,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
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 4 - DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES (§§ 16-11-100 — 16-11-174) › Part 5 - BRADY LAW REGULATIONS (§§ 16-11-170 — 16-11-174) › Section 16-11-174 - through 16-11-184 - [Repealed]

Repealed by § Ga. L. 2005, p. 613, 1/SB 175, effective 7/1/2005.
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 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING ILLEGAL ALIENS (§§ 16-11-200 — 16-11-203) › Section 16-11-200 - Offense of transporting or moving illegal aliens; exceptions

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
"Illegal alien" means a person who is verified by the federal government to be present in the United States in violation of federal immigration law.
(2)
"Motor vehicle" shall have the same meaning as provided in Code Section
40-1-1
.
(b)
A person who, while committing another criminal offense, knowingly and intentionally transports or moves an illegal alien in a motor vehicle for the purpose of furthering the illegal presence of the alien in the United States shall be guilty of the offense of transporting or moving an illegal alien.
(c)
Except as provided in this subsection, a person convicted for a first offense of transporting or moving an illegal alien who moves seven or fewer illegal aliens at the same time shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment not to exceed 12 months, a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, or both. A person convicted for a second or subsequent offense of transporting or moving an illegal alien, and a person convicted on a first offense of transporting or moving an illegal alien who moves eight or more illegal aliens at the same time, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one or more than five years, a fine of not less than $5,000.00 or more than $20,000.00, or both. A person who commits the offense of transporting or moving an illegal alien who does so with the intent of making a profit or receiving anything of value shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one or more than five years, a fine of not less than $5,000.00 or more than $20,000.00, or both.
(d)
This Code section shall not apply to:
(1)
A government employee transporting or moving an illegal alien as a part of his or her official duties or to any person acting at the direction of such employee;
(2)
A person who transports an illegal alien to or from a judicial or administrative proceeding when such illegal alien is required to appear pursuant to a summons, subpoena, court order, or other legal process;
(3)
A person who transports an illegal alien to a law enforcement agency or a judicial officer for official government purposes;
(4)
An employer transporting an employee who was lawfully hired; or
(5)
A person providing privately funded social services.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 252,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2011.
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 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING ILLEGAL ALIENS (§§ 16-11-200 — 16-11-203) › Section 16-11-201 - Definitions; offense of concealing, harboring, or shielding an illegal alien; penalties; exceptions

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
"Harboring" or "harbors" means any conduct that tends to substantially help an illegal alien to remain in the United States in violation of federal law but shall not include a person providing services to infants, children, or victims of a crime; a person providing privately funded social services; a person providing emergency medical service; or an attorney or his or her employees for the purpose of representing a criminal defendant.
(2)
"Illegal alien" means a person who is verified by the federal government to be present in the United States in violation of federal immigration law.
(b)
A person who is acting in violation of another criminal offense and who knowingly conceals, harbors, or shields an illegal alien from detection in any place in this state, including any building or means of transportation, when such person knows that the person being concealed, harbored, or shielded is an illegal alien, shall be guilty of the offense of concealing or harboring an illegal alien.
(c)
Except as provided in this subsection, a person convicted of concealing or harboring an illegal alien who conceals or harbors seven or fewer illegal aliens at the same time in the same location shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment not to exceed 12 months, a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, or both. A person convicted of concealing or harboring an illegal alien who conceals or harbors eight or more illegal aliens at the same time in the same location, or who conceals or harbors an illegal alien with the intent of making a profit or receiving anything of value, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one or more than five years, a fine of not less than $5,000.00 or more than $20,000.00, or both.
(d)
This Code section shall not apply to a government employee or any person acting at the express direction of a government employee who conceals, harbors, or shelters an illegal alien when such illegal alien is or has been the victim of a criminal offense or is a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding or who holds an illegal alien in a jail, prison, or other detention facility.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 252,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2011.
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 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING ILLEGAL ALIENS (§§ 16-11-200 — 16-11-203) › Section 16-11-202 - Illegal alien defined; offense of inducing an illegal alien to enter state; penalties

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "illegal alien" means a person who is verified by the federal government to be present in the United States in violation of federal immigration law.
(b)
A person who is acting in violation of another criminal offense and who knowingly induces, entices, or assists an illegal alien to enter into this state, when such person knows that the person being induced, enticed, or assisted to enter into this state is an illegal alien, shall be guilty of the offense of inducing an illegal alien to enter into this state.
(c)
Except as provided in subsection (d) of this Code section, for a first offense, a person convicted of inducing an illegal alien to enter into this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment not to exceed 12 months, a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, or both. For a second or subsequent conviction of inducing an illegal alien to enter into this state, a person shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one or more than five years, a fine of not less than $5,000.00 or more than $20,000.00, or both.
(d)
A person who commits the offense of inducing an illegal alien to enter into this state who does so with the intent of making a profit or receiving any thing of value shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one or more than five years, a fine of not less than $5,000.00 or more than $20,000.00, or both.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 252,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2011.
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 5 - OFFENSES INVOLVING ILLEGAL ALIENS (§§ 16-11-200 — 16-11-203) › Section 16-11-203 - Authority of law enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration laws; documentation

The testimony of any officer, employee, or agent of the federal government having confirmed that a person is an illegal alien shall be admissible to prove that the federal government has verified such person to be present in the United States in violation of federal immigration law. Verification that a person is present in the United States in violation of federal immigration law may also be established by any document authorized by law to be recorded or filed and in fact recorded or filed in a public office where items of this nature are kept.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 252,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2011.
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 6 - DOMESTIC TERRORISM (§§ 16-11-220 — 16-11-224) › Section 16-11-220 - Definitions

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, fuel, water, agriculture, health care, finance, communication, or any other vital public service.
(2)
"Domestic terrorism" means any felony violation of, or attempt to commit a felony violation of the laws of this state which, as part of a single unlawful act or a series of unlawful acts which are interrelated by distinguishing characteristics, is intended to cause serious bodily harm, kill any individual or group of individuals, or disable or destroy critical infrastructure, a state or government facility, or a public transportation system when such disability or destruction results in major economic loss, and is intended to:
(A)
Intimidate the civilian population of this state or any of its political subdivisions;
(B)
Alter, change, or coerce the policy of the government of this state or any of its political subdivisions by intimidation or coercion; or
(C)
Affect the conduct of the government of this state or any of its political subdivisions by use of destructive devices, assassination, or kidnapping.
(3)
"Public transportation system" means all facilities, conveyances, and instrumentalities, whether publicly or privately owned, that are used in or for publicly available services for the transportation of individuals or cargo.
(4)
"Serious bodily harm" means harm to the body of another by depriving him or her of a member of his or her body, by rendering a member of his or her body useless, or by seriously disfiguring his or her body or a member thereof.
(5)
"State or government facility" means any permanent or temporary facility or conveyance that is used or occupied by representatives of this state or any of its political subdivisions, by the legislature, by the judiciary, or by officials or employees of this state or any of its political subdivisions.
(6)
"Vital public service" shall have the same meaning as provided in Code Section
16-7-22
.
Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 30,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2023.
Added by 2017 Ga. Laws 208,§ 2-2, eff. 7/1/2017.
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 6 - DOMESTIC TERRORISM (§§ 16-11-220 — 16-11-224) › Section 16-11-221 - Penalties

(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 imprisonment for not less than 15 nor more than 35 years, or by imprisonment for life;
(3)
If serious bodily harm occurs, by imprisonment for not less than 15 nor more than 35 years; or
(4)
If critical infrastructure, a state or government facility, or a public transportation system is disabled or destroyed, by imprisonment for not less than five nor more than 35 years.
(b)
No sentence imposed under this Code section shall be suspended, stayed, probated, deferred, or withheld by the sentencing court; provided, however, that in the court's discretion, the court may suspend, stay, probate, defer, or withhold part of such sentence when the prosecuting attorney and the defendant have agreed to such sentence.
Added by 2017 Ga. Laws 208,§ 2-2, eff. 7/1/2017.
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 6 - DOMESTIC TERRORISM (§§ 16-11-220 — 16-11-224) › Section 16-11-222 - Persons and conduct subject to prosecution for offense of domestic terrorism

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 which involves an individual who resides in this state or which involves critical infrastructure, a state or government facility, or a public transportation system located in this state; or
(2)
Within this state if, by such conduct, the person commits a violation of this article which involves an individual who resides within or outside this state or which involves critical infrastructure, a state or government facility, or a public transportation system located in this state.
Added by 2017 Ga. Laws 208,§ 2-2, eff. 7/1/2017.
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 6 - DOMESTIC TERRORISM (§§ 16-11-220 — 16-11-224) › Section 16-11-223 - Jurisdiction for prosecutions

The Attorney General shall have concurrent jurisdiction with district attorneys to conduct the criminal prosecution of a violation of this article.
Added by 2017 Ga. Laws 208,§ 2-2, eff. 7/1/2017.
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 6 - DOMESTIC TERRORISM (§§ 16-11-220 — 16-11-224) › Section 16-11-224 - Construction; constitutional protections

This article shall not be construed to infringe upon constitutionally protected speech or assembly.
Added by 2017 Ga. Laws 208,§ 2-2, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-5) › Section 16-12-1.1 - Child, family, or group-care facility operators prohibited from employing or allowing to reside or be domiciled persons with certain past criminal violations

(a)
As used in this Code section the term:
(1)
"Facility" means any child care learning center, family child care learning home, group-care facility, or similar facility at which any child who is not a member of an operator's family is received for pay for supervision and care, without transfer of legal custody, for fewer than 24 hours per day.
(2)
"Operator" means any person who applies for or holds a permit or license to operate a facility.
(b)
Unless otherwise authorized as provided in Code Section
20-1A-43
, it shall be unlawful for any operator of a facility to knowingly have any person reside at, be domiciled at, or be employed at any such facility if such person has been convicted of or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or has been adjudicated a delinquent for:
(1)
A violation of Code Section
16-4-1
, relating to criminal attempt, when the crime attempted is any of the crimes specified in paragraphs (2) through (10) of this subsection;
(2)
A violation of Code Section
16-5-23.1
, relating to battery, when the victim at the time of such offense was a minor;
(3)
A violation of any provision of Chapter 6 of this title, relating to sexual offenses, when the victim at the time of such offense was a minor;
(4)
A violation of Code Section
16-12-1
, relating to contributing to the delinquency of a minor;
(5)
A violation of Code Section
16-5-1
;
(6)
A violation of Code Section
16-5-2
, relating to voluntary manslaughter;
(7)
A violation of Code Section
16-6-2
, relating to aggravated sodomy;
(8)
A violation of Code Section
16-6-3
, relating to rape;
(9)
A violation of Code Section
16-6-22.2
, relating to aggravated sexual battery; or
(10)
A violation of Code Section
16-8-41
, relating to armed robbery, if committed with a firearm.
(c)
Any person violating subsection (b) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 163,§ 3, eff. 1/1/2016.
Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 577,§ 2-7, eff. 7/1/2014.
Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 126,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2014.
Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 32,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-5) › Section 16-12-2 - Smoking in public places

(a)
A person smoking tobacco in violation of Chapter 12A of Title 31 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, if convicted, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00.
(b)
This Code section shall be cumulative to and shall not prohibit the enactment of any other general and local laws, rules and regulations of state or local agencies, and local ordinances prohibiting smoking which are more restrictive than this Code section.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 19,§ 16, eff. 4/7/2005.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 368,§ 1, eff. 5/9/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-5) › Section 16-12-3 - Suspension of gas or electrical service for not making payments on appliances purchased from or repaired by utility company

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any gas or electric utility company or electric membership corporation to cut off or suspend gas or electric service in any residence because the resident has failed to pay for or has failed to make timely payments for any appliance purchased from or any appliance repaired by such company or corporation. Payments received from a resident shall be first applied to the service, unless otherwise specified by the resident at the time of payment.
(b)
Any company or corporation or any agent or employee thereof acting within the scope of his authority knowingly violating 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 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-5) › Section 16-12-5 - Tattooing

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "tattoo" means to mark or color the skin of any person by pricking in, inserting, or implanting pigments, except when performed by a physician licensed as such pursuant to Chapter 34 of Title 43.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to tattoo the body of any person within any area within one inch of the nearest part of the eye socket of such person. Any person who violates 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 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-21 - Gambling

(a)
A person commits the offense of gambling when he:
(1)
Makes a bet upon the partial or final result of any game or contest or upon the performance of any participant in such game or contest;
(2)
Makes a bet upon the result of any political nomination, appointment, or election or upon the degree of success of any nominee, appointee, or candidate; or
(3)
Plays and bets for money or other thing of value at any game played with cards, dice, or balls.
(b)
A person who commits the offense of gambling shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-22 - Commercial gambling

(a)
A person commits the offense of commercial gambling when he intentionally does any of the following acts:
(1)
Operates or participates in the earnings of a gambling place;
(2)
Receives, records, or forwards a bet or offer to bet;
(3)
For gain, becomes a custodian of anything of value bet or offered to be bet;
(4)
Contracts to have or give himself or another the option to buy or sell or contracts to buy or sell at a future time any gain or other commodity whatsoever or any stock or security of any company, when it is at the time of making such contract intended by both parties thereto that the contract to buy or sell, the option whenever exercised or the contract resulting therefrom, shall be settled not by the receipt or delivery of such property but by the payment only of differences in prices thereof;
(5)
Sells chances upon the partial or final result of or upon the margin of victory in any game or contest or upon the performance of any participant in any game or contest or upon the result of any political nomination, appointment, or election or upon the degree of success of any nominee, appointee, or candidate;
(6)
Sets up or promotes any lottery, sells or offers to sell, or knowingly possesses for transfer or transfers any card, stub, ticket, check, or other device designed to serve as evidence of participation in any lottery; or
(7)
Conducts, advertises, operates, sets up, or promotes a bingo game without having a valid license to operate a bingo game as provided by law.
(b)
A person who commits the offense of commercial gambling 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 by a fine not to exceed $20,000.00, or both.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-23 - Keeping a gambling place

(a)
A person who knowingly permits any real estate, building, room, tent, vehicle, boat, or other property whatsoever owned by him or under his control to be used as a gambling place or who rents or lets any such property with a view or expectation that it be so used commits the offense of keeping a gambling place.
(b)
A person who commits the offense of keeping a gambling place shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-24 - Possession, manufacture, or transfer of gambling device or parts; possession of antique slot machines

(a)
A person who knowingly owns, manufactures, transfers commercially, or possesses any device which he knows is designed for gambling purposes or anything which he knows is designed as a subassembly or essential part of such device is guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.
(b)
(1)
As used in this subsection, the term:
(A)
"Antique slot machine" means a coin operated, nonelectronic mechanical gambling device that pays off according to the matching of symbols on wheels spun by a handle and was manufactured in its entirety, except for identical replacement parts, prior to January 1, 1950.
(B)
"Conviction" includes a plea of nolo contendere to a felony.
(2)
It shall be a defense to any action or prosecution under this Code section for possession of a gambling device that the device is an antique slot machine and that said device was not being used for gambling; provided, however, the defense shall not be available to any person who has been convicted of a felony in this or any other state or under federal law and provided, further, that this defense shall not be available if the antique slot machine is on the premises of a private or public club or in an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold.
(3)
Any antique slot machine seized as a result of a violation of this Code section shall be contraband and subject to seizure and destruction as provided in Code Section
16-12-32
. An antique slot machine seized for a violation of this Code section shall not be destroyed, altered, or sold until the owner has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence that the device was not operated for unlawful gambling or in violation of this Code section. If the court determines that the device is an antique slot machine and was not operated or possessed in violation of this or any other Code section, such device shall be returned to its owner.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 98,§ 2-12, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-25 - Solicitation of another to gamble with intent to defraud or deceive

(a)
Any person who solicits another person to commit any of the following acts with the intent to defraud or deceive such person on or adjacent to the premises of any business operated for pecuniary gain 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:
(1)
Keeps, maintains, employs, or carries on a game for the hazarding of money or other thing of value;
(2)
Permits the playing for money or other thing of value of a game or device for the hazarding of money or other thing of value;
(3)
Keeps or employs a device or equipment for the purpose of carrying on or operating a game or device for the hazarding of money or other thing of value;
(4)
Permits the betting or wagering of money or other thing of value;
(5)
Sells or offers to sell to a person a ticket number or combination or chance or anything representing a chance in a lottery or other similar scheme;
(6)
Keeps, maintains, employs, or carries on a lottery or scheme or device for the hazarding of money or other thing of value;
(7)
Keeps, maintains, or employs a lottery ticket, lottery book, lottery ribbon, or other article used in keeping, maintaining, or carrying on a lottery or other scheme, game, or device for the hazarding of money or other thing of value;
(8)
Solicits a person to engage in a game or to operate a device for the hazarding of money or other thing of value; or
(9)
Solicits a person to engage in a lottery or other scheme or device for the hazarding of money or other thing of value.
(b)
This Code section is cumulative of and supplemental to any laws making any of the activities prohibited by this Code section unlawful and punishable as a misdemeanor; and nothing in this Code section shall be construed to repeal, amend, alter, or supersede any such laws.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-26 - Advertising commercial gambling

(a)
A person who knowingly prints, publishes, or advertises any lottery or other scheme for commercial gambling or who knowingly prints or publishes any lottery ticket, policy ticket, or other similar device designed to serve as evidence of participation in a lottery commits the offense of advertising commercial gambling.
(b)
A person who commits the offense of advertising commercial gambling shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-27 - Advertisement or solicitation for participation in lotteries

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity to sell, distribute, televise, broadcast, or disseminate any advertisement, television or radio commercial, or any book, magazine, periodical, newspaper, or other written or printed matter containing an advertisement or solicitation for participation in any lottery declared to be unlawful by the laws of this state unless such advertisement, commercial, or solicitation contains or includes the words "void in Georgia" printed or spoken so as to be clearly legible or audible to persons viewing or hearing such advertisement, commercial, or solicitation.
(b)
Any person, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity violating 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 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-28 - Communicating gambling information

(a)
A person who knowingly communicates information as to bets, betting odds, or changes in betting odds or who knowingly installs or maintains equipment for the transmission or receipt of such information with the intent to further gambling commits the offense of communicating gambling information.
(b)
A person who commits the offense of communicating gambling information, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years or by a fine not to exceed $5,000.00, or both.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-29 - Competent witnesses

On the trial of any person for violating Code Section
16-12-21
,
16-12-22
,
16-12-23
, or
16-12-24
, any other person who may have played and bet at the same time or table shall be a competent witness.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-30 - [Repealed] Seizure and destruction of gambling devices

Repealed by 2015 Ga. Laws 98,§ 2-13, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-32 - Civil forfeiture

(a)
As used in this Code section, the terms "proceeds," "property," and "United States" shall have the same meanings as set forth in Code Section
9-16-2
, and "enterprise" means any person, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, trust, association, or other legal entity created under the laws the United States or any foreign nation or a group of individuals associated in fact although not a legal entity and includes illicit as well as licit enterprises and governmental as well as other entities.
(b)
The following are declared to be contraband, and no person shall have a property right in them:
(1)
Every gambling device except antique slot machines as provided for in subsection (b) of Code Section
16-12-24
;
(2)
Any property which is, directly or indirectly, used or intended for use in any manner to facilitate a violation of this article and any proceeds;
(3)
Any property located in this state which was, directly or indirectly, used or intended for use in any manner to facilitate a violation of this article or of the laws of the United States relating to gambling and any proceeds;
(4)
Any interest, security, claim, or property or contractual right of any kind affording a source of influence over any enterprise that a person has established, operated, controlled, conducted, or participated in the conduct of in violation of this article or any of the laws of the United States relating to gambling and any proceeds; and
(5)
Any property found in close proximity to any gambling device or other property subject to forfeiture under this Code section.
(c)
Any property declared as contraband pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section shall be forfeited in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 16 of Title 9.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 98,§ 2-14, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-33 - Bribery of a contestant

A person who gives, offers, or promises any reward, money, or other thing of value to anyone who participates or expects to participate in any amateur or professional athletic contest, sporting event, or exhibition or to any coach, trainer, manager or official in such athletic contest, sporting event, or exhibition with intent to influence such person to lose, try to lose, or cause to be lost or to affect the margin of victory or defeat in such athletic contest, sporting event, or exhibition commits the offense of bribery of a contestant and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $5,000.00 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 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-34 - Soliciting or accepting a bribe to influence outcome of athletic contests, sporting events, or exhibitions

A person participating or expecting to participate or any coach, trainer, manager, or official in any amateur or professional athletic contest, sporting event, or exhibition who solicits or accepts any reward, money, or other thing of value with the intent, understanding, or agreement that it influence him to lose, try to lose, or cause to be lost or to limit the margin of victory or defeat in such athletic contest, sporting event, or exhibition by failing to exert his best efforts or to exercise his best judgment commits the offense of soliciting or accepting a bribe and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $5,000.00 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 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 1 - GAMBLING (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-38) › Section 16-12-36 - Lawful promotional and giveaway contests

(a)
A promotional or giveaway contest which conforms with the qualifications of a lawful promotion specified in paragraph (16) of subsection (b) of Code Section
10-1-393
shall not be a lottery.
(b)
Except as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, all promotions or promotional contests involving an element of chance in the distribution of prizes, gifts, awards, or other items which otherwise meet the definition of a "lottery" in this article shall be included within the definition of the term "lottery" for purposes of this article, unless specifically exempted by some other statute or law.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 2 - BINGO (§§ 16-12-50 — 16-12-63) › Section 16-12-50 - Legislative intent

It is the intention of the General Assembly that, except for recreational bingo, only nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations which are properly licensed pursuant to this part shall be allowed to operate bingo games.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10) › Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS (§§ 16-12-1 — 16-12-243) › Article 2 - GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-12-20 — 16-12-63) › Part 2 - BINGO (§§ 16-12-50 — 16-12-63) › Section 16-12-52 - License required to operate bingo game; recreational bingo exception

(a)
Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding except for subsection (b) of this Code section, no nonprofit, tax-exempt organization shall be permitted to operate a bingo game until the Secretary of State issues a license to the organization authorizing it to do so. In the event of any controversy concerning whether or not certain activity constitutes bingo for which a license may be issued, the decision of the Secretary of State shall control. The license described in this Code section is in addition to and not in lieu of any other licenses which may be required by this state or any political subdivision thereof, and no bingo game shall be operated until such time as all requisite licenses have been obtained.
(b)
Recreational bingo is a nonprofit bingo game or a bingo game operated by an employer with ten or more full-time employees for the purpose of providing a safe workplace incentive and shall not be subject to the licensing requirements and regulations provided in this part applicable to bingo games not considered recreational bingo and operated by nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations.
Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 193,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.