2021 Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 12 - Offenses Against Public Health and Morals
Article 3 - Obscenity and Related Offenses
Part 3 - Sale or Distribution of Harmful Materials to Minors
§ 16-12-105. Penalty

Universal Citation:
GA Code § 16-12-105 (2021)
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  1. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, any person who violates any provision of Code Section 16-12-103 or 16-12-104 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.
  2. Any person who violates subsection (a) of Code Section 16-12-103 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if:
    1. The person depicted was at least 14 years of age;
    2. The items described in subsection (a) of Code Section 16-12-103 were furnished or disseminated with the permission of the minor depicted; and
    3. The defendant was 18 years of age or younger at the time of the offense.

(Code 1981, §16-12-105, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1437, § 2; Ga. L. 2013, p. 663, § 4/HB 156.)

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