19-13A-6 – Dating Violence [Punishment for violation of order]
A violation of an order issued pursuant to this chapter may be punished by an action for contempt or criminally punished as provided in Article 7 of Chapter 5 of…
A violation of an order issued pursuant to this chapter may be punished by an action for contempt or criminally punished as provided in Article 7 of Chapter 5 of…
The remedies provided by this chapter are not exclusive but are additional to any other remedies provided by law. OCGA § 19-13A-5Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 273,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
(a)(1) In order to determine if a protective order alleging dating violence shall be granted, the court shall provide findings of fact establishing that: (A) There is a committed romantic relationship between…
(a) Upon the filing of a verified petition in which the petitioner alleges with specific facts that probable cause exists to establish that dating violence has occurred in the past and…
(a) Except for proceedings involving a nonresident respondent, the superior court of the county where the respondent resides shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings under this chapter. (b) For proceedings under this…
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) 'Dating relationship' means a committed romantic relationship characterized by a level of intimacy that is not associated with mere friendship or between persons…
As used in this article, the term “family violence” means the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between past or present spouses, persons who are parents of…
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…
(a) Any term used in this Code section and defined in Code Section 31-22-9.1 shall have the meaning provided for such term in Code Section 31-22-9.1. (b) A person who…
(a) A parent, guardian, or other person supervising the welfare of or having immediate charge or custody of a child under the age of 18 commits the offense of cruelty…
(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…
(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) 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) 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) 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)(1) A person commits the offense of stalking when he or she follows, places under surveillance, or contacts another person at or about a place or places without the consent…
(a) A person commits the offense of aggravated stalking when such person, in violation of a bond to keep the peace posted pursuant to Code Section 17-6-110, temporary restraining order,…
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…
(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…
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) 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…
(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) 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) 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 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 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) 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…
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) 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,…
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) A person commits the offense of simple assault when he or she either: (1) Attempts to commit a violent injury to the person of another; or (2) Commits an…
(a) A person commits the offense of aggravated assault when he or she assaults: (1) With intent to murder, to rape, or to rob; (2) With a deadly weapon or…
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…
(a) A person commits the offense of simple battery when he or she either: (1) Intentionally makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with the person of another;…
(a) A person commits the offense of battery when he or she intentionally causes substantial physical harm or visible bodily harm to another. (b) As used in this Code section,…
(a) A person commits the offense of aggravated battery when he or she maliciously causes bodily harm to another by depriving him or her of a member of his or…
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…
(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) A person commits the offense of kidnapping when such person abducts or steals away another person without lawful authority or warrant and holds such other person against his or…
(a) A person commits the offense of false imprisonment when, in violation of the personal liberty of another, he arrests, confines, or detains such person without legal authority. (b) A…
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…
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…
(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…