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2018 Georgia Code 27-2-28 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 27-2-28 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 27-2-28

TITLE 27 GAME AND FISH

Section 2. Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally, 27-2-1 through 27-2-42.

ARTICLE 1 HUNTING, TRAPPING, OR FISHING

27-2-28. Refusing inspection of identification or license; making false statements in obtaining license or permit; counterfeiting or alteration; unlawful collection of funds.

  1. It shall be unlawful for any person who is required to have on his person any license, permit, or stamp issued under this title to refuse the inspection of such license, permit, or stamp upon demand by a conservation ranger or deputy conservation ranger. It shall also be unlawful for any such person, upon demand by a conservation ranger or deputy conservation ranger, to refuse to provide a driver's license or equally reliable identification of such person and his current residence.
  2. It shall be unlawful for any person to make any false statement as to any fact which is required as a prerequisite to the issuance of a license or permit; and any license or permit obtained in violation of this Code section is void. Any license agent may require the applicant for a license or permit to show proof of any statement or facts required for issuance of any license or permit.
  3. It shall be unlawful for any person to counterfeit, change, or alter or to attempt to counterfeit, change, or alter any license or permit issued pursuant to this title. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a license agent authorized by the department or authorized personnel of the department, to collect any funds for any license or permit issued pursuant to this title or to charge a fee to obtain any such license or permit.

(Ga. L. 1924, p. 101, § 36; Ga. L. 1925, p. 302, § 27; Code 1933, §§ 45-203, 45-214; Ga. L. 1955, p. 483, §§ 29, 30; Ga. L. 1968, p. 497, § 8; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1290, § 1; Code 1933, § 45-302, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 924, § 2; Ga. L. 2017, p. 27, § 12/HB 208.)

The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, in subsection (c), in the second sentence, inserted "authorized by the department" in the middle and added "or to charge a fee to obtain any such license or permit" at the end. See Editor's note for applicability.

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2017, p. 27, § 20/HB 208, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment of this Code section by that Act shall be applicable to all offenses occurring on or after July 1, 2017.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Licenses obtained in violation of O.C.G.A.

§ 27-2-28 are void. - See Blackwelder v. State, 256 Ga. 283, 347 S.E.2d 600 (1986).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

C.J.S.

- 36A C.J.S., Fish, § 28. 38 C.J.S., Game; Conservation and Preservation of Wildlife, § 52.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 27-2-28 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 3

Blackwelder v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1986-09-04

Citation: 347 S.E.2d 600, 256 Ga. 283

Snippet: obtained in violation of the code are void. OCGA § 27-2-28. *284 1. The record before us shows that Blackwelder

Doolittle v. Bagwell

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1945-03-07

Citation: 33 S.E.2d 437, 199 Ga. 155, 1945 Ga. LEXIS 282

Snippet: 446 (35 S.E. 710); Mays v. Fletcher, 137 Ga. 27 (2), 28 (72 S.E. 408). The fact that the deeds were duly

Lowry v. Lowry

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1920-08-14

Citation: 150 Ga. 324, 103 S.E. 813, 1920 Ga. LEXIS 166

Snippet: 374 (45 S. E. 262); Mays v. Fletcher, 137 Ga. 27 (2), 28 (72 S. E. 408). The presumption of delivery arising