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2018 Georgia Code 14-2-129 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)

O.C.G.A. 14-2-129 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 14-2-129

TITLE 14 CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS

Section 2. Business Corporations, 14-2-101 through 14-2-1703.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

14-2-129. Penalty for signing false document.

A person who signs a document he knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00.

(Code 1981, §14-2-129, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1.)

COMMENT

Source: Model Act, § 1.29. The level of the fine imposed remains the same as in the former law, § 14-2-411(b).

Cross-References Administrative dissolution, see § 14-2-1440. "Deliver" includes mail, see § 14-2-140. Revocation of certificate of authority of foreign corporation, see § 14-2-1530.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 18B Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, § 1598.

C.J.S.

- 19 C.J.S., Corporations, §§ 649, 650, 1036.

ALR.

- Constitutionality of statute regarding conduct of officers or directors of insolvent corporation which will render them criminally responsible, 76 A.L.R. 530.

PART 3 S ECRETARY OF STATE

Cross references.

- Limits on General Assembly's powers as to corporations, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. V.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 14-2-129 From Courtlistener.com
Total Results: 1
In re Allison
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1997-02-17
Citation: 267 Ga. 638, 481 S.E.2d 211, 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 513, 1997 Ga. LEXIS 44
Snippet: crimes and assisted Simmons in so doing. See OCGA § 14-2-129, which provides that it is a misdemeanor for a