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2018 Georgia Code 21-5-9 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 21 ELECTIONS

Section 5. Ethics in Government, 21-5-1 through 21-5-76.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

21-5-9. Penalties.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person who knowingly fails to comply with or who knowingly violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of this Code section shall not preclude prosecution and punishment for the commission of any felony offense as otherwise provided by law.

(Code 1981, §21-5-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 957, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 297, § 7; Ga. L. 1988, p. 603, § 8; Ga. L. 1989, p. 10, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 173, § 6/SB 199.)

The 2016 amendment, effective April 26, 2016, added the last sentence to this Code section.

Law reviews.

- For survey article on local government law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 263 (2008).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Venue.

- When the defendants were indicted under O.C.G.A. § 21-5-9 for failing to file documents with the State Ethics Commission under O.C.G.A. § 21-5-34, venue was in the county where the commission was exclusively located; the place fixed for performance of the required act fixed the situs of the alleged crime. McKinney v. State, 282 Ga. 230, 647 S.E.2d 44 (2007).

Cases Citing Georgia Code 21-5-9 From Courtlistener.com

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Tanksley v. Parker

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2005-01-24

Citation: 608 S.E.2d 596, 278 Ga. 877, 2005 Fulton County D. Rep. 208, 2005 Ga. LEXIS 41

Snippet: Justices concur. NOTES [1] See OCGA §§ 15-9-120(2), 15-9-123 (civil litigants in probate courts whose counties