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Call Now: 904-383-7448Except 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.
- For survey article on local government law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 263 (2008).
- 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).
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Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2007-06-25
Citation: 647 S.E.2d 44, 282 Ga. 230
Snippet: Ethics in Government Act (Ethics Act). See OCGA § 21-5-9. More specifically, the Defendants were accused
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2000-11-13
Citation: 538 S.E.2d 742, 273 Ga. 145, 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 4176, 2000 Ga. LEXIS 857
Snippet: (codified at OCGA § 9-11-34(d)). [8] OCGA § 24-9-21(5). [9] See OCGA § 24-9-21(6)-(8); see also OCGA § 43-39-16