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2018 Georgia Code 16-10-20.1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 16-10-20.1 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 16-10-20.1

TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Section 10. Offenses Against Public Administration, 16-10-1 through 16-10-98.

ARTICLE 2 OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES

16-10-20.1. Filing false documents.

  1. As used in this Code section, the term "document" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form and shall include, but shall not be limited to, liens, encumbrances, documents of title, instruments relating to a security interest in or title to real or personal property, or other records, statements, or representations of fact, law, right, or opinion.
  2. Notwithstanding Code Sections 16-10-20 and 16-10-71, it shall be unlawful for any person to:
    1. Knowingly file, enter, or record any document in a public record or court of this state or of the United States knowing or having reason to know that such document is false or contains a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or
    2. Knowingly alter, conceal, cover up, or create a document and file, enter, or record it in a public record or court of this state or of the United States knowing or having reason to know that such document has been altered or contains a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation.
  3. Any person who violates subsection (b) of this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one nor more than ten years, a fine not to exceed $10,000.00, or both.
  4. This Code section shall not apply to a court clerk, registrar of deeds, or any other government employee who is acting in the course of his or her official duties.

(Code 1981, §16-10-20.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 90, § 1/HB 997; Ga. L. 2014, p. 741, § 1/HB 985.)

Cross references.

- Public officers and employees, T. 45.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 37 Am. Jur. 2d, Fraud and Deceit, § 137 et seq.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 16-10-20.1 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 5

In the Matter of Paul Gerard Wersant

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2025-09-16

Snippet: are felonies. See OCGA § 16-5-45(c)(3); OCGA § 16-10-20.1(c). Wersant requests that the Court accept the

MASSEY v. DUKE BUILDERS, INC

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2020-09-28

Citation: 849 S.E.2d 186, 310 Ga. 153

Snippet: knowingly filing a materially false lien, see OCGA § 16-10-20.1. In addition, the property owner’s ability to

In the Matter of David Thomas Dorer

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-09-10

Citation: 304 Ga. 442

Snippet: state or local government agency) and OCGA § 16-10-20.1 (making it a felony to file false documents

In re Dorer

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-09-10

Citation: 819 S.E.2d 7, 304 Ga. 442

Snippet: state or local government agency) and OCGA § 16-10-20.1 (making it a felony to file false documents in

Banta v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2007-02-25

Citation: 642 S.E.2d 51, 281 Ga. 615

Snippet: statement to a government agency, under OCGA § 16-10-20.[1] The Supreme Court of the United States has referred