TITLE 21 ELECTIONS

Section 2. Elections and Primaries Generally, 21-2-1 through 21-2-604.

ARTICLE 15 MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES

21-2-599. Punishment for misdemeanors under chapter.

Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under this chapter shall be subject to any one or more of the following, in the discretion of the trial judge:

1. A fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00;
2. A sentence of confinement in the county jail or other place of imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months; or
3. A sentence of confinement in a county correctional institution or other appropriate institution under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections not to exceed 12 months.

(Code 1933, § 34-1941, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1053, § 11; Code 1981, §21-2-598; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1; Code 1981, §21-2-599, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)