2021 Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 16 - Civil Forfeiture of Property Used in Burglary, Armed Robbery, or Home Invasion
§ 16-16-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term:
- "Armed robbery" means the offense defined in subsection (a) of Code Section 16-8-41.
- "Burglary" means the offense defined in Code Section 16-7-1 in any degree.
- "Home invasion" means the offense defined in Code Section 16-7-5 in any degree.
(Code 1981, §16-16-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1051, § 4; Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 8-7/HB 1176; Ga. L. 2014, p. 426, § 7/HB 770.)
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 9-1(a)/HB 1176, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2012, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction for the same type of offense, of whatever degree or level, pursuant to this Act."
Law reviews.- For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 290 (2012).
