O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 50-27-104 (2019)

Penalties

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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The penalties provided for in this article shall be in addition to any criminal penalties that may otherwise be provided by law.

History

Code 1981, § 50-27-104, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 37, § 1-1/HB 487.

Annotations

Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 2013, p. 37,

§ 3-1/HB 487, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that: ‘‘(b) If any section of this Act is determined to be unconstitutional by a final decision of an

appellate court of competent jurisdiction or by the trial court of competent jurisdiction if no appeal is made, with the exception of subsection (g) of Code Section 50-27-78 and Section 2-1 of this Act, this Act shall stand repealed by operation of law. ‘‘(c) This Act is not intended to and shall not be construed to affect the legality of the repair, transport, possession, or use of otherwise prohibited gambling devices

on maritime vessels within the jurisdiction of the State of Georgia. To the extent that such repair, transport, possession, or use was lawful prior to the enactment of this Act, it shall not be made illegal by this Act; and to the extent that such repair, transport, possession, or use was prohibited prior to the enactment of this Act, it shall remain prohibited.’’ As of May 2021, no such decision has been issued.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS State statute preempted city’s ordinance. - Conviction and fine against a convenience store operator for violating a city ordinance that prohibited certain retailers of packaged alcoholic beverages from allowing coin operated amusement machines (COAM) on the same premises

was reversed because the state’s COAM Laws, O.C.G.A. §§ 16-12-35 and 50-27-70 et seq., preempted the city’s ordinance at least insofar as the ordinance applied to COAM as defined by the state statutes. Gebrekidan v. City of Clarkston, 298 Ga. 651, 784 S.E.2d 373 (2016).

CHAPTER 28 STATE PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL Sec. 50-28-1 through 50-28-5 [Repealed].

50-28-1 through 50-28-5. Reserved. Repealed by former Code Section 50-28-5 as enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1844, § 1, effective July 1, 1996. Editor’s notes. - These Code sections were based on Code 1981, §§ 50-28-1 through 50-28-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1844, § 1.

Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 50/HB 79, effective April 24, 2013, reserved the designation of this chapter.

CHAPTER 29 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Sec.

Georgia Technology Authority successor in interest to Georgia Information Technology Policy Council. Authority of public agencies that maintain geographic information systems to contract for the provision of services; fees; contract provisions.

Sec.

Submission of business cases for information technology programs; requirements. 50-29-4 through 50-29-11 [Repealed].

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Arc Gaming & Tech., LLC v. Hiram Imp, Inc. (Ga. Ct. App. 2025).
Arc Gaming & Tech., LLC v. Hiram Imp, Inc. (Ga. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Hiram failed to pay its share of the arbitration fees, and Arc moved for default judgment pursuant to OCGA § 50-27-104 (d) (2) (2021).1 The arbitration hearing officer denied Arc’s 1 Under OCGA § 50-27-102 (d) (2) (2021), when a hearing officer oversees a dispute involving COAM…”
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