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

O.C.G.A. § 16-9-101 (2019)

Initiation of deceptive commercial e-mail

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Any person who initiates a commercial e-mail that the person knew or should have known to be false or misleading that is sent from, passes through, or is received by a protected computer shall be guilty of the crime of initiation of deceptive commercial e-mail.

History

(Code 1981, § 16-9-101, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 199, § 4/SB 62.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: Z-Space, Inc. v. Dantannas Cnn Ctr., LLC, 825 S.E.2d 628 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019).
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Z-Space, Inc. v. Dantannas Cnn Ctr., LLC, 825 S.E.2d 628 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “It also alleged the defendants sent deceptive commercial electronic mail, in violation of OCGA § 16-9-101, and filed false tax returns, in violation of 26 USC § 7206 (a).”
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