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2021 Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices
Article 8 - Identity Fraud
- § 16-9-120. Definitions
- § 16-9-121. Elements of Offense
- § 16-9-121.1. Offense of Aggravated Identity Fraud
- § 16-9-122. Attempting or Conspiring to Commit Offense; Penalty
- § 16-9-123. Investigations
- § 16-9-124. Prosecutions
- § 16-9-125. County of Offense
- § 16-9-125.1. Victim's Right to File Report
- § 16-9-126. Penalty for Violations
- § 16-9-127. Authority of Attorney General
- § 16-9-128. Exemptions
- § 16-9-129. Actual and Punitive Damages Available to Business Victim
- § 16-9-130. Damages Available to Consumer Victim; No Defense That Others Engage in Comparable Practices; Service of Complaint
- § 16-9-131. Criminal Prosecution
- § 16-9-132. Article Cumulative and Not Exclusive
Cross references.
- Identity theft, T. 10, C. 1, A. 34.
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 1998, p. 865, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this article may be cited as the "Personal Financial Security Act."
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Construction with Financial Identity Fraud Act.
- Immunity under O.C.G.A. § 16-9-20(h)(1) of the Financial Identity Fraud Act applies only to suits by those who "made, drew, uttered, executed, or delivered such instrument," and not to persons who were the victims of "financial identity fraud." Nicholl v. Great Atl. & Pac. Tea Co., 238 Ga. App. 30, 517 S.E.2d 561 (1999).
RESEARCH REFERENCESIdentity Theft and Other Misuses of Credit and Debit Cards, 81 POF3d 113.
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