O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 16-7-84 (2019)

Distribution of certain materials to persons under 21 years of age

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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute or to offer to distribute a destructive device, explosive, poison gas, or detonator to any person who is under 21 years of age.

(b) Any person convicted of a violation of this Code section shall be punished, in the case of an individual, by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three years or by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or both or, if the defendant is a corporation, by a fine of not more than $20,000.00 or not fewer than 3,000 hours of community service or both.

History

(Code 1981, § 16-7-84, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 416, § 3.)

Annotations

Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, a semico-

lon was deleted following ‘‘$10,000.00’’ in subsection (b).