2020 Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety
Article 3 - Invasions of Privacy
Part 1 - Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance, and Related Offenses
§ 16-11-69. Penalty for Violations of Part
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of Code Section 16-11-66.1, any person violating any of the provisions of this part shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years or a fine not to exceed $10,000.00, or both.
(Ga. L. 1967, p. 844, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-3010, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 299, § 2.)
Law reviews.- For note on 1993 amendment of this Code section, see 10 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 109 (1993).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Cited in State v. Birge, 240 Ga. 501, 241 S.E.2d 213 (1978); Glazner v. Glazner, 347 F.3d 1212 (11th Cir. 2003); Stephens v. Coan, 349 Ga. App. 147, 825 S.E.2d 525 (2019).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Validity, construction, and effect of state legislation making wiretapping a criminal offense, 74 A.L.R.2d 855.
Propriety of governmental eavesdropping on communications between accused and his attorney, 44 A.L.R.4th 841.
Construction and application of provision of Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C.A. § 2520) authorizing civil cause of action by person whose wire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used in violation of Act, 164 A.L.R. Fed. 139.
