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O.C.G.A. § 16-6-24 — Adoption of ordinances by counties and municipalities which proscribe loitering or related activities | Georgia Code

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TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Section 6. Sexual Offenses, 16-6-1 through 16-6-25.

ARTICLE 9 NOTICE OF CONVICTION AND RELEASE FROM CONFINEMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS

16-6-24. Adoption of ordinances by counties and municipalities which proscribe loitering or related activities.

Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any county or municipality from adopting ordinances which proscribe loitering or related activities in public for the purpose of procuring others to engage in any sexual acts for hire.

(Code 1933, § 26-2023, enacted by Ga. L. 1979, p. 131, § 1.)

Cross references.

- Restriction on registered offenders residing, working, or loitering within certain distance of child care facilities, churches, schools, or areas where minors congregate; penalty for violations; civil causes of action, § 42-1-15.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in City of Atlanta v. McCary, 245 Ga. 582, 266 S.E.2d 193 (1980); State v. Everett, 155 Ga. App. 162, 270 S.E.2d 345 (1980).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Validity, construction, and application of loitering statutes and ordinances, 72 A.L.R.5th 1.

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