(a) Except as otherwise authorized by law: (1) No person knowingly, directly or through another person, shall furnish, cause to be furnished, or permit any person in such person's employ…
No alcoholic beverage shall be sold, bartered, exchanged, given, provided, or furnished to any person who is in a state of noticeable intoxication.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, no person shall possess any alcoholic beverages upon the grounds or within any structure of a public elementary school;…
(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term: (1) Approved container means a tamper evident container that: (A) Does not contain openings or straw holes; (B) Is sealed in…
(a) An owner, officer, administrator, board member, employee, or agent of a long-term care facility shall not be held criminally liable for the actions of another person who is convicted…
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Coercion means: (A) Causing or threatening to cause bodily harm to any disabled adult, elder person, or resident; physically restraining…
(a) Any person who knowingly and willfully exploits a disabled adult, elder person, or resident, willfully inflicts physical pain, physical injury, sexual abuse, mental anguish, or unreasonable confinement upon a…
(a) A guardian or other person supervising the welfare of or having immediate charge, control, or custody of a disabled adult, elder person, or resident commits the offense of neglect…
Amended 2021 As used in this article, the term: (0.1) Abuse of access means the illegal taking of resources belonging to a disabled adult or elder person when access to…
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Civil family violence order means any temporary protective order or permanent protective order issued pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter…
The provisions of Code Sections 16-5-90 and 16-5-91 shall not apply to persons engaged in activities protected by the Constitution of the United States or of this state or to…
Bottom line This page is a current-reference page for 16-5-91. Aggravated stalking.. Match the facts to the statutory language and verify local charging practice for enhancements or related offenses. O.C.G.A.…
Bottom line This page is a current-reference page for 16-5-90. Stalking; psychological evaluation.. Match the facts to the statutory language and verify local charging practice for enhancements or related offenses.…
(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term unborn child means a member of the species homo sapiens at any stage of development who is carried in the…
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Chemical substance means anhydrous ammonia, as defined in Code Section 16-11-111; ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, as those terms are defined…
(a) A parent, guardian, or other person supervising the welfare of or having immediate charge or custody of a child under the age of one year commits the offense of…
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to pierce the body, with the exception of the ear lobes, of any person under the age of 18 for the purpose…
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to tattoo the body of any person under the age of 18, except that a phy- sician or osteopath licensed under Chapter…
Bottom line This page is a current-reference page for 16-5-70. Cruelty to children.. Match the facts to the statutory language and verify local charging practice for enhancements or related offenses.…
Amended 2021 (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Haze or hazing means to subject a student to an activity which endangers or is likely to endanger…
Bottom line This page is a current-reference page for 16-5-60. Reckless conduct causing harm to or endangering the bodily safety of another; conduct by HIV infected persons; assault by HIV…
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Coercion means: (A) Causing or threatening to cause bodily harm to any individual, physically restraining or confining any individual, or…
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Child means any individual who is under the age of 17 years or any individual who is under the age…
(a) As used in this Code section: (1) Firearm means any handgun, rifle, shotgun, or similar device or weapon which will or can be converted to expel a projectile by…
(a) A person commits the offense of hijacking an aircraft when he (1) by use of force or (2) by intimidation by the use of threats or coercion places the…
A person who maliciously causes the confinement of a sane person, knowing such person to be sane, in any asylum, public or private, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by…
When the arrest, confinement, or detention of a person by warrant, mandate, or process is manifestly illegal and shows malice and oppression, an officer issuing or knowingly and maliciously executing…
Bottom line This page is a current-reference page for 16-5-41. False imprisonment.. Match the facts to the statutory language and verify local charging practice for enhancements or related offenses. O.C.G.A.…
Bottom line This page is a current-reference page for 16-5-40. Kidnapping.. Match the facts to the statutory language and verify local charging practice for enhancements or related offenses. O.C.G.A. section…
(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term unborn child means a member of the species homo sapiens at any stage of development who is carried in the…
(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term unborn child means a member of the species homo sapiens at any stage of development who is carried in the…
A person charged with the offense of simple assault or simple battery may introduce in evidence any opprobrious or abusive language used by the person against whom force was threatened…
Bottom line This page is a current-reference page for 16-5-24. Aggravated battery.. Match the facts to the statutory language and verify local charging practice for enhancements or related offenses. O.C.G.A.…
Bottom line This page is a current-reference page for 16-5-23.1. Battery.. Match the facts to the statutory language and verify local charging practice for enhancements or related offenses. O.C.G.A. section…
Bottom line Simple battery covers intentional insulting/provoking physical contact or intentionally causing physical harm to another. O.C.G.A. section 16-5-23. Simple battery. Current statutory elements Intentional physical contact of an insulting…
A person may be convicted of the offense of assault with intent to commit a crime if the crime intended was actually committed as a result of the assault but…
Bottom line This page is a current-reference page for 16-5-21. Aggravated assault.. Match the facts to the statutory language and verify local charging practice for enhancements or related offenses. O.C.G.A.…
Bottom line Simple assault is either an attempt to commit a violent injury or an act placing another in reasonable apprehension of immediately receiving a violent injury. O.C.G.A. section 16-5-20.…
As used in this article, the term: (1) Correctional officer means any person who is authorized to exercise the power of arrest and who is employed or appointed by the…
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Assists means the act of physically helping or physically providing the means. (2) Health care provider means any person licensed,…
In order to be a homicide punishable under this article, death need not have occurred within a year and a day from the date of the injury alleged to have…
(a) A person commits the offense of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act when he causes the death of another human being without any intention to do…
(a) A person commits the offense of voluntary manslaughter when he causes the death of another human being under circumstances which would otherwise be murder and if he acts solely…
(a) A person commits the offense of murder when he unlawfully and with malice aforethought, either express or implied, causes the death of another human being. (b) Express malice is…
(a) Any person who knowingly and with intent: (1) Owns, operates, or conducts a chop shop; (2) Transports any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part to or from a location…
As used in this article, the term: (1) Chop shop means any building, lot, or other premise where one or more persons knowingly engage in altering, destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling,…
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Audio visual recording device means any device capable of recording or transmitting a motion picture, or any part thereof, using…
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Official rating means the official rating of a motion picture by the Classification and Rating Administration of the Motion Picture…
(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association knowingly to: (1) Transfer or cause to be transferred any sounds or visual images recorded on a phonograph…
(a) A person commits the offense of armed robbery when, with intent to commit theft, he or she takes property of another from the person or the immediate presence of…
(a) A person commits the offense of robbery when, with intent to commit theft, he takes property of another from the person or the immediate presence of another: (1) By…
(a) As used in this Code section, the term dwelling has the same meaning as provided in Code Section 16-7-1. (b) A person shall be guilty of the crime of…
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Mail means a letter, post card, package, bag, or other sealed article that: (A) Is delivered by the United States…
(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term fifth wheel means a device mounted on a truck tractor or similar towing vehicle, including, but not limited to, a…
(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term vehicle includes, without limitation, any railcar. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, a person commits the offense…