16-10-30 Refusal to obey at fire or 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…
16-10-29 Request for ambulance when not 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,…
16-10-28 False public alarm
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Critical infrastructure means any building, place of assembly, or facility that is located in this state and necessary for national…
16-10-27 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…
16-10-26 False report of 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…
16-10-25. Giving false name, address, or birthdate to law enforcement officer
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16-10-24.4 Obstructing or hindering park ranger in discharge of his or her duties
(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,…
16-10-24.3 Obstructing 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…
16-10-24.2 Obstructing or hindering EMT
(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…
16-10-24.1 Obstructing or hindering firefighter
(a) As used in this Code section, the term firefighter means: (1) Any person who is employed as a professional firefighter on a full-time basis for at least 40 hours…
16-10-24. Obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers; penalty
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16-10-23 Impersonating an officer
A person who falsely holds himself out as a peace officer or other public officer or employee with intent to mislead another into believing that he is actually such officer…
16-10-21 Conspiracy to defraud state or political subdivision
(a) A person commits the offense of conspiracy to defraud the state when he conspires or agrees with another to commit theft of any property which belongs to the state…
16-10-20.1 Filing false lien, encumbrance, etc.
(a) As used in this Code section, the term document means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and…
16-10-20. False statements and writings, concealment of facts, and fraudulent documents in matters within jurisdiction of state or political subdivisions
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16-10-7 False acknowledgment of oath
Any officer authorized to administer oaths or to take and certify acknowledgments who knowingly makes a false acknowledgment, certificate, or statement concerning the appearance before him or the taking of…
16-10-5 Improper influence of another officer or employee
(a) Any officer or employee of the state or any agency thereof who asks for or receives anything of value to which he or she is not entitled in return…
16-10-3 Officer or state employee receive funds for enforcement of penal laws or regulations
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, any officer or employee of the state or any agency thereof who receives from any private person, firm, or corporation funds…
16-10-2 Bribery
(a) A person commits the offense of bribery when: (1) He or she gives or offers to give to any person acting for or on behalf of the state or…
16-10-1 Public officer violating oath
Any public officer who willfully and intentionally violates the terms of his oath as prescribed by law shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one…
16-9-155 Computer software offenses Penalties
(a) Any person who violates the provisions of paragraph (2) of Code Section 16-9-152, subparagraph (a)(1) (A), (a)(1)(B), or (a)(1)(C) of Code Section 16-9-153, or paragraph (2) of subsection (a)…
16-9-154 Induce installation of software
(a) It shall be illegal for a person or entity that is not an authorized user, as defined in Code Section 16-9-151, of a computer in this state to do…
16-9-153 Copy adware software or computer viruses onto computer
(a) It shall be illegal for a person or entity that is not an authorized user, as defined in Code Section 16-9-151, of a computer in this state to knowingly,…
16-9-152 Copy spyware software onto computer
(a) It shall be illegal for a person or entity that is not an authorized user, as defined in Code Section 16-9-151, of a computer in this state to knowingly,…
16-9-128 Identity theft-Exemptions
(a) The prohibitions set forth in Code Sections 16-9-121, 16-9-121.1, and 16-9-122 shall not apply to nor shall any cause of action arise under Code Sections 16-9-129 and 16-9-131 for:…
16-9-126 Identity theft-Penalties
(a) A violation of this article, other than a violation of Code Section 16-9-121.1 or 16-9-122, shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten…
16-9-122 Attempting or conspiring to commit identity theft
It shall be unlawful for any person to attempt or conspire to commit any offense prohibited by this article. Any person convicted of a violation of this Code section shall…
16-9-121.1 Aggravated identity fraud
(a) A person commits the offense of aggravated identity fraud when he or she willfully and fraudulently uses any counterfeit or fictitious identifying information concerning a real, fictitious, or deceased…
16-9-121 Identity fraud
(a) A person commits the offense of identity fraud when he or she willfully and fraudulently: (1) Without authorization or consent, uses or possesses with intent to fraudulently use identifying…
16-9-120 Identity fraud-Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) Attorney General means the Attorney General or his or her designee. (2) Business victim means any individual or entity that provided money,…
16-9-109.1 Internet or electronic mail use to induce another to provide identifying information
(a) As used in this part, the term: (1) E-mail message means a message sent to a unique destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique…
16-9-93 Computer crimes
(a) Computer theft. Any person who uses a computer or computer network with knowledge that such use is without authority and with the intention of: (1) Taking or appropriating any…
16-9-92 Computer crime-Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) Computer means an electronic, magnetic, optical, hydraulic, electrochemical, or organic device or group of devices which, pursuant to a computer program, to…
16-9-71 Removal of collars or identification on animal
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person without the express permission of the owner or lessee of an animal to remove a collar, tag, tattoo, or any identification mark…
16-9-70 Criminal use of an article with an altered identification mark
(a) As used in this Code section, the term firearm shall have the same meaning as set forth in division (a)(6) (A)(iii) of Code Section 16-8-12. (b) A person commits…
16-9-63 Stolen valor
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Armed forces of the United States means the army, navy, air force, marine corps, or coast guard and the reserve…
16-9-62 Automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Automated sales suppression device or zapper means a software program, carried on a memory stick or removable compact disc, accessed…
16-9-61 Misrepresenting origin or ownership of timber or agricultural commodities
(a) A person commits the crime of misrepresenting the origin or ownership of timber or agricultural commodities when, in the course of a sale, attempted sale, delivery, or other completed…
16-9-60 Foreclosure fraud
(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term foreclosure fraud shall include any of the following: knowingly or willfully representing that moneys provided to or on behalf of a…
16-9-58 Failure to pay for agricultural products or chattels
Any person, either on his or her own account or for others, who with fraudulent intent shall buy cotton, corn, rice, crude turpentine, spirits of turpentine, rosin, pitch, tar, timber,…
16-9-57 Represent peace officer organization without authority
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or accept a fee, consideration, or donation or to offer for sale or to sell advertising as a representative of…
16-9-56 Fraudulent attempt to obtain refund
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to give a false or fictitious name, address, or telephone number as that person's own or to give the name, address, or…
16-9-55 Public housing fraud
(a) Any person who obtains or attempts to obtain or who establishes or attempts to establish eligibility for, and any person who knowingly or intentionally aids or abets such person…
16-9-54 Fraudulent telephone solicitation
(a) In making a telephone solicitation for the purpose of the sale of goods or services or for the purpose of seeking charitable contributions, it shall be unlawful for any…
16-9-53 Damaging, destroying, or secreting property to defraud another
(a) A person commits the offense of damaging, destroying, or secreting property to defraud another person when he knowingly and with intent to defraud another person damages, destroys, or secretes…
16-9-52 Improper solicitation of money
(a) A person commits the offense of improper solicitation of money when he solicits payment of money by another by means of a statement or invoice or any writing that…
16-9-51 Endangering security interest
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a person who destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers, or otherwise deals with property subject to a security interest with…
16-9-50 Deceptive business practice
(a) A person commits the offense of using a deceptive business practice when in the regular course of business he knowingly: (1) Uses or possesses for use a false weight…
16-9-39 Publication of information for aiding fraud or theft
(a) As used in this Code section, publish means the communication or dissemination of information to any one or more persons either orally, in person, by telephone, radio or television,…
16-9-38 Financial transaction card offenses-Penalties
(a) A person who is subject to the punishment and penalties of this subsection shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned not less than one year nor more…
16-9-37 Unlawful use of financial transaction card
(a) Any person who has been issued or entrusted with a financial transaction card for specifically authorized purposes, provided such authorization is in writing stating a maximum amount charges that…
16-9-36.1 Criminal factoring of financial transaction card records
Any person who, without the acquirer's express authorization, employs or solicits an authorized merchant or any agent or employee of such merchant to remit to an issuer or acquirer, for…
16-9-36 Rebuttable presumption of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained
A person who obtains at a discount price a ticket issued by an airline, railroad, steamship, or other transportation company from other than an authorized agent of such company, which…
16-9-35 Criminal receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained
A person commits the offense of criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained when he receives money, goods, services, or anything else of value obtained in violation of subsection (a)…
16-9-34 Criminal possession of financial transaction card forgery devices
(a) A person commits the offense of criminal possession of financial transaction card forgery devices when: (1) He is a person other than the cardholder and possesses two or more…