Georgia Code, Volume 14A

2011·62.6 MB·English

by  State of Georgia

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OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA
ANNOTATED
With Provision for Subsequent Pocket Parts
Prepared by
The Code Revision Commission
The Office ofLegislative Counsel
and
The Editorial StaffofLexisNexis®
Published UnderAuthority ofthe State ofGeorgia
Volume 14A
2011 Edition
Title 16. Crimes and Offenses
Chapters 7-11
IncludingActs ofthe 2011 Session ofthe GeneralAssembly ofGeorgia
andAnnotations taken from the Georgia Reports
and the GeorgiaAppeals Reports
LexisNexis®
Charlottesville, Virginia
2011
Copyright 1926 Through 1930
1982, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011
BY
The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.
ISBN 978-1-4224-9385-4
4187212
(Pub.41805)
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
Brian P. Kemp, Secretary of State of the
I,
State of Georgia, do hereby certify that
the statutory portion ofthe Official Code ofGeorgia Annotated contained
in this volume is a true and correct copy ofsuch material as enacted by
the General Assembly ofGeorgia; all as same appearoffile and record in
this office.
INTESTIMONYWHEREOF,Ihavehereuntosetmyhandandaffixed
thesealofmyoffice,attheCapitol,intheCityofAtlanta,
this15thdayofJuly,intheyearofourLordTwoThousand
and Eleven and ofthe Independence ofthe United
StatesofAmericatheTwoHundredandThirty-Sixth.
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BrianP.Kemp,SecretaryofState

Preface
Volumes 14, 14A, and 14B cumulate and replace the 2007 editions of
Volumes 14 and 14A of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, as
supplemented by the 2010 Cumulative Supplement. The 2007 Volumes
14 and 14A and their 2010 Supplements may be recycled or, if so
desired, retained for historical purposes.
This volume contains all laws specifically codified in Title 16 (Chap-
ters 7-11) by the General Assembly through the 2011 Session. This
volume also contains case annotations reflecting decisions posted to
LexisNexis® through April 22, 2011. These annotations will appear in
the following traditional reporter sources: Georgia Supreme Court
Opinions; Georgia Appeals Court Opinions; Southeastern Reporter,
Second Series; Supreme Court Reporter; Federal Reporter, Third Se-
ries; Federal Supplement, Second Series; Federal Rules Decisions; and
Bankruptcy Reporter. As official and traditional citations become avail-
able, substitutions for the LexisNexis® citations will be made.
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that we hope will be beneficial as you utilize this product. A complete
listing of those sources is as follows: Official and Unofficial Attorney
General Opinions; Opinions ofthe Judicial Qualifications Commission;
Advisory Opinions of the State Disciplinary Board of the State Bar;
Formal Advisory Opinions ofthe State Disciplinary Board ofthe State
Bar, issued by the Supreme Court of Georgia; Emory Law Journal;
Georgia Law Review; Georgia State University Law Review; Mercer
Law Review; Georgia State Bar Journal; American Law Reports;
American Jurisprudence 2d; American Jurisprudence Pleading and
Practice, American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts; American Jurispru-
dence Trials; Corpus Juris Secundum; and Uniform Laws Annotated.
Also included, where appropriate, are cross references to the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated.
This volume retains amendment notes and effective date notes for
Acts passed during the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Sessions of the General
Assembly. In order to determine the changes which were made or the
effective date applied to a Code section by an Act passed prior to the
2009 Session of the General Assembly, the user should consult the
Georgia Laws.
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