O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-78 (2019)
Penalty for false affidavit as to lien on cotton
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Should any party required by Code Section 10-4-76 to make an affidavit as to an adverse lien, title, or claim to cotton offered to a warehouseman for storage make a false affidavit, he shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment and labor in the penitentiary for not less than three years nor more than ten years.
History
Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 20; Code 1933, § 5-9906.
Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 34. C.J.S. 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, § 162.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Langley v. State, 868 S.E.2d 759 (Ga. 2022).
Langley v. State, 868 S.E.2d 759 (Ga. 2022). “, OCGA §§ 10-4-78 (making false affidavit as to adverse lien, title, or claim to cotton), 16-9-57 (d) (soliciting donations as representative of peace officer or fire service 7 organization without authority), 16-11-123 (knowing possession of sawed-off shotgun or rifle, machine…”
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