TITLE 10
COMMERCE AND TRADE
Section 1. Selling and Other Trade Practices, 10-1-1 through 10-1-915.
ARTICLE 14
SECONDARY METALS RECYCLERS
10-1-359.2. Penalties for violations.
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Except as provided for in subsection (d) of Code Section 10-1-359.1, any person who buys or sells regulated metal property in violation of any provision of this article:
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For a first offense, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor;
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For a second offense, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature; and
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For a third or subsequent offense, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years.
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Any person who buys or sells regulated metal property in violation of any provision of this article shall be liable in a civil action to any person who was the victim of a crime involving such regulated metal property for the full value of the regulated metal property, any repairs and related expenses incurred as a result of such crime, litigation expenses, and reasonable attorneys' fees.
(Code 1981, §10-1-357, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2452, § 1; Ga. L. 2007, p. 650, § 2/SB 203; Code 1981, §10-1-359.2, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 112, § 1-1/HB 872.)
Cross references.
- Penalty for theft of ferrous metals or regulated metal property,
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16-8-12.
Code Commission notes.
- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2012, Code Section 10-1-361, as enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 112,
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1-1/HB 872, was redesignated as Code Section 10-1-359.2. In the introductory language of subsection (a), "Code Section 10-1-359.1" was substituted for "Code Section 10-1-360".
Editor's notes.
- Ga. L. 2012, p. 112,
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4-1(a)/HB 872, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to all offenses committed on or after July 1, 2012.
Law reviews.
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For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 238 (2012).