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2020 Georgia Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 20-1-7. Fraudulent Activities With Respect to Documents Conferred by Institution of Education; Penalties
Universal Citation: GA Code § 20-1-7 (2020)
- No person may buy, sell, create, duplicate, alter, give, or obtain or attempt to buy, sell, create, duplicate, alter, give, or obtain a diploma, certificate, academic record, certificate of enrollment, or other instrument which purports to signify merit or achievement conferred by an institution of education in this state with the intent to use fraudulently such document or to allow the fraudulent use of such document.
- Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section or who aids another in violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year, or both.
(Code 1981, §20-1-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1143, § 1.)
Law reviews.- For note on 1991 enactment of this Code section, see 8 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 66 (1992).
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERALFor an update of crimes and offenses for which the Georgia Crime Information Center is authorized to collect and file identifying data, see 1991 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 91-35.
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