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O.C.G.A. § 16-12-105 — Penalty | Georgia Code
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TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Section 12. Offenses Against Public Health and Morals, 16-12-1 through 16-12-191.

ARTICLE 3 OBSCENITY AND RELATED OFFENSES

16-12-105. Penalty.

  1. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, any person who violates any provision of Code Section 16-12-103 or 16-12-104 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.
  2. Any person who violates subsection (a) of Code Section 16-12-103 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if:
    1. The person depicted was at least 14 years of age;
    2. The items described in subsection (a) of Code Section 16-12-103 were furnished or disseminated with the permission of the minor depicted; and
    3. The defendant was 18 years of age or younger at the time of the offense.

(Code 1981, §16-12-105, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1437, § 2; Ga. L. 2013, p. 663, § 4/HB 156.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Metts v. State, 297 Ga. App. 330, 677 S.E.2d 377 (2009).

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