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O.C.G.A. § 16-8-105 — Penalties | Georgia Code
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TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Section 8. Offenses Involving Theft, 16-8-1 through 16-8-106.

ARTICLE 5 RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FRAUD

16-8-105. Penalties.

  1. Any person violating this article shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten years, by a fine not to exceed $5,000.00, or both.
  2. If a violation of this article involves engaging or participating in a pattern of residential mortgage fraud or a conspiracy or endeavor to engage or participate in a pattern of residential mortgage fraud, said violation shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than three years nor more than 20 years, by a fine not to exceed $100,000.00, or both.
  3. Each residential property transaction subject to a violation of this article shall constitute a separate offense and shall not merge with any other crimes set forth in this title.

(Code 1981, §16-8-105, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 848, § 2/SB 100.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in State v. Corhen, 306 Ga. App. 495, 700 S.E.2d 912 (2010).

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