O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 14-3-129 (2019)
Penalty for signing false document
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A person who signs a document he or she 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.
History
(Code 1981, § 14-3-129, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 508, § 66.)
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Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR. - Organization sought to be incorporated under an unconstitutional statute as a de facto corporation, 136 A.L.R. 187.
Enforceability in another jurisdiction of personal liability of stockholders for debts of corporation whose organization is incomplete or defective, 42 A.L.R.2d 659.