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O.C.G.A. § 16-9-35 — Criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained | Georgia Code
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TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Section 9. Forgery and Fraudulent Practices, 16-9-1 through 16-9-157.

ARTICLE 3 ILLEGAL USE OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTION CARDS

16-9-35. Criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained.

A person commits the offense of criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained when he receives money, goods, services, or anything else of value obtained in violation of subsection (a) of Code Section 16-9-33 with the knowledge or belief that the same were obtained in violation of subsection (a) of Code Section 16-9-33. Conviction of the offense of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained is punishable as provided in subsection (a) of Code Section 16-9-38 if the value of all money, goods, services, and anything else of value obtained in violation of this Code section does not exceed $100.00 in any six-month period. Conviction of the offense of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained is punishable as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 16-9-38 if such value exceeds $100.00 in any six-month period.

(Code 1933, § 26-1705.6, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 128, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-1705.5, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1083, § 1.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

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- Liability of holder of credit card or plate for purchases made thereon by another person, 15 A.L.R.3d 1086.

What statute of limitations governs action arising out of transaction consummated by use of credit card, 2 A.L.R.4th 677.

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