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O.C.G.A. § 44-14-346 — Giving false information as to liens; penalty | Georgia Code
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TITLE 44 PROPERTY

Section 14. Mortgages, Conveyances to Secure Debt, and Liens, 44-14-1 through 44-14-613.

ARTICLE 8 LIENS

44-14-346. Giving false information as to liens; penalty.

A person who has given a lien under Code Section 44-14-340 or any other lien shall, when giving a new lien under the Code section on the same property to another person, inform such person, if questioned as to the facts, of the amount of such prior lien and to whom it was given. Any person who gives false information as to such facts shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ga. L. 1873, p. 42, § 6; Code 1873, § 1978; Ga. L. 1875, p. 20, § 1; Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 47, § 1; Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 63, § 1; Code 1882, § 1978; Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 72, § 1; Ga. L. 1895, p. 25, § 1; Penal Code 1895, § 668; Penal Code 1910, § 713; Code 1933, § 61-9901.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

O.C.G.A. § 44-14-346 is designed solely for the protection of landlords' liens. Jacobs v. State, 4 Ga. App. 509, 61 S.E. 924 (1908).

O.C.G.A. § 44-14-346 does not apply to voluntary statements without solicitation or interrogation. Williams v. State, 13 Ga. App. 338, 79 S.E. 207 (1913).

Obtaining money on recorded mortgage or bill of sale by false statements may violate O.C.G.A. § 44-14-346. Brown v. State, 6 Ga. App. 329, 64 S.E. 1001 (1909).

Provider of second security deed should cite prior mortgage in writing to avoid fraud charges.

- There is, in this state, a law against cheating and swindling, and a person of reasonable prudence, in giving a second security deed, might wish it stated for that person's protection that a prior security deed or mortgage was in existence, and that the other party so understood. Persons have been convicted in this state for fraudulently misrepresenting the condition of their title. Federal Land Bank v. Bank of Lenox, 192 Ga. 543, 16 S.E.2d 9 (1941).

For example of case dealing with sufficiency of indictment and accusation, see Jacobs v. State, 4 Ga. App. 509, 61 S.E. 924 (1908).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Liens, §§ 52, 53 et seq.

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This Georgia Code resource is curated by Georgia Bar member Graham W. Syfert, a personal injury and workers' compensation attorney admitted in Georgia (State Bar of Georgia No. 881027, since 2006) and Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.