16-7-53.1 Littering violations while operating a vehicle
(a) Whenever a person has been arrested for a violation of Code Section 16-7-52 committed while driving, moving, or operating a vehicle, the arresting law enforcement agency may impound the…
16-7-53 Dumping egregious litter-Penalties
(a) Any person who intentionally dumps egregious litter in violation of Code Section 16-7-52 in an amount not exceeding 500 pounds in weight or 100 cubic feet in volume which…
16-7-52 Dumping egregious litter
It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally dump egregious litter unless authorized to do so by law or by a duly issued permit: (1) In or on any…
16-7-51 Egregious littering-Definitions
As used in this part, the term: (1) Biomedical waste means that term as defined in paragraph (1.1) of Code Section 12-8-22. (2) Commercial purpose means for the purpose of…
16-7-47 Vandalizing trash container
(a) As used in this Code section, the term household garbage means animal, vegetable, and fruit refuse matter and other refuse matter ordinarily generated as by-products of a household or…
16-7-44 Evidence of littering
(a) Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped, or dumped from any motor vehicle, boat, airplane, or other conveyance in violation of Code Section 16-7-43, the trier of fact may in…
16-7-43 Littering
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to dump, deposit, throw, or leave or to cause or permit the dumping, depositing, placing, throwing, or leaving of litter…
16-7-42 Littering-Definitions
As used in this part, the term: (1) Litter means any discarded or abandoned: (A) Refuse, rubbish, junk, or other waste material; or (B) Dead animals that are not subject…
16-7-29 Interference with electronic monitoring device
(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term electronic monitoring device shall include any device that is utilized to track the location of a person. (b) It shall be…
16-7-27 Damaging mail or mailboxes
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person willfully or maliciously to injure, tear down, or destroy any mailbox or receptacle intended or used for the receipt or delivery of…
16-7-26 Vandalism to a place of worship
(a) A person commits the offense of vandalism to a place of worship when he maliciously defaces or desecrates a church, synagogue, or other place of public religious worship. (b)…
16-7-25 Damage to or interfere with public property
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person intentionally and without authority to injure or destroy any meter, pipe, conduit, wire, line, post, lamp, or other apparatus belonging to a…
16-7-24 Interference with government property
(a) A person commits the offense of interference with government property when he destroys, damages, or defaces government property and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not…
16-7-23 Criminal damage to property in the second degree
(a) A person commits the offense of criminal damage to property in the second degree when he: (1) Intentionally damages any property of another person without his consent and the…
16-7-22 Criminal damage to property in the first degree
(a) A person commits the offense of criminal damage to property in the first degree when he: (1) Knowingly and without authority interferes with any property in a manner so…
16-7-21 Criminal trespass
(a) A person commits the offense of criminal trespass when he or she intentionally damages any property of another without consent of that other person and the damage thereto is…
16-7-20 Possession of tools for the commission of crime
(a) A person commits the offense of possession of tools for the commission of crime when he has in his pos- session any tool, explosive, or other device commonly used…
16-7-5 Home invasion
(a) As used in this Code section, the term dwelling shall have the same meaning as provided in Code Sec- tion 16-7-1. (b) A person commits the offense of home…
16-7-2 Smash and grab burglary
(a) As used in this Code section, the term retail establishment means an establishment that sells goods or merchandise from a fixed location for direct consumption by a purchaser and…
16-7-1 Burglary
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Dwelling means any building, structure, or portion thereof which is designed or intended for occupan- cy for residential use. (2)…
16-6-25 Assisting sexual offender in eluding law enforcement
(a) As used in this Code section, the term law enforcement unit means any agency, organ, or department of this state, or a subdivision or municipality thereof, whose primary functions…
16-6-24 Nothing shall prevent county or municipality from adopting ordinances to proscribe loitering and related activities
Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any county or municipality from adopting ordinances which proscribe loitering or related activities in public for the purpose of procuring others to engage…
16-6-22.2 Aggravated sexual battery
Amended 2021 (a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term foreign object means any article or instrument other than the sexual organ of a person. (b) A person…
16-6-22.1 Sexual battery
Amended 2021 (a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term intimate parts means the primary genital area, anus, groin, inner thighs, or buttocks of a male or female…
16-6-22 Incest
(a) A person commits the offense of incest when such person engages in sexual intercourse or sodomy, as such term is defined in Code Section 16-6-2, with a person whom…
16-6-21 Marrying a bigamist
(a) An unmarried man or woman commits the offense of marrying a bigamist when he marries a person whom he knows to be the wife or husband of another. (b)…
16-6-20 Bigamy
(a) A person commits the offense of bigamy when he, being married and knowing that his lawful spouse is living, marries another person or carries on a bigamous cohabitation with…
16-6-19 Adultery
A married person commits the offense of adultery when he voluntarily has sexual intercourse with a person other than his spouse and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as for…
16-6-17 Giving massages in place used for lewdness or prostitution
(a) It shall be unlawful for any masseur or masseuse to massage any person in any building, structure, or place used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, prostitution, or masturbation…
16-6-16 Masturbation for hire
(a) A person, including a masseur or masseuse, commits the offense of masturbation for hire when he erotically stimulates the genital organs of another, whether resulting in orgasm or not,…
16-6-15 Solicitation of sodomy
(a) A person commits the offense of solicitation of sodomy when he solicits another to perform or submit to an act of sodomy. Except as provided in subsection (b) of…
16-6-13 Prostitution-Penalties
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a person convicted of violating: (1) Code Section 16-6-10 shall be punished as for a misdemeanor of a…
16-6-12 Pandering
A person commits the offense of pandering when he or she solicits a person to perform an act of prostitution in his or her own behalf or in behalf of…
16-6-11 Pimping
A person commits the offense of pimping when he or she performs any of the following acts: (1) Offers or agrees to procure a prostitute for another; (2) Offers or…
16-6-10 Keeping a place of prostitution
A person having or exercising control over the use of any place or conveyance which would offer seclusion or shelter for the practice of prostitution commits the offense of keeping…
16-6-9 Prostitution
A person, 18 years of age or older, commits the offense of prostitution when he or she performs or offers or consents to perform a sexual act, including, but not…
16-6-8 Public indecency
(a) A person commits the offense of public indecency when he or she performs any of the following acts in a public place: (1) An act of sexual intercourse; (2)…
16-6-7 Necrophilia
(a) A person commits the offense of necrophilia when he performs any sexual act with a dead human body involving the sex organs of the one and the mouth, anus,…
16-6-6 Bestiality
(a) A person commits the offense of bestiality when he performs or submits to any sexual act with an animal involving the sex organs of the one and the mouth,…
16-6-5.1 Improper sexual contact by employee or agent, foster parent, or person in a position of trust
Amended 2021 (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Agent means an individual authorized to act on behalf of another, with or without compensation. (1.1) Child-placing agency…
16-6-5 Enticing a child for indecent purposes
(a) A person commits the offense of enticing a child for indecent purposes when he or she solicits, entices, or takes any child under the age of 16 years to…
16-6-4 Child molestation-Aggravated child molestation
(a) A person commits the offense of child molestation when such person: (1) Does any immoral or indecent act to or in the presence of or with any child under…
16-6-3 Statutory rape
(a) A person commits the offense of statutory rape when he or she engages in sexual intercourse with any person under the age of 16 years and not his or…
16-6-2 Sodomy-Aggravated sodomy
(a)(1) A person commits the offense of sodomy when he or she performs or submits to any sexual act involving the sex organs of one person and the mouth or…
16-6-1 Rape
(a) A person commits the offense of rape when he has carnal knowledge of: (1) A female forcibly and against her will; or (2) A female who is less than…
16-3-24.2 Use of force-Justification
A person who uses threats or force in accordance with Code Section 16-3-21, 16-3-23, 16-3-23.1, or 16-3-24 shall be immune from criminal prosecution therefor unless in the use of deadly…
16-3-24.1 Habitation and personal property-Definitions
As used in Code Sections 16-3-23 and 16-3-24, the term habitation means any dwelling, motor vehicle, or place of business, and personal property means personal property other than a motor…
16-3-24 Use of force in defense of property
(a) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to prevent…
16-3-23.1 Use or threat of force in defense of habitation, property, self, or others
A person who uses threats or force in accordance with Code Section 16-3-21, relating to the use of force in defense of self or others, Code Section 16-3-23, relating to…
16-3-23 Use of force in defense of habitation
A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to…
16-3-22 Person rendering assistance to law enforcement
(a) Any person who renders assistance reasonably and in good faith to any law enforcement officer who is being hindered in the performance of his official duties or whose life…
16-3-21 Use of force in defense of person
(a) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary…
16-3-20 Justification
The fact that a persons conduct is justified is a defense to prosecution for any crime based on that conduct. The defense of justification can be claimed: (1) When the…