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2024 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10)
Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98)
Article 3 - ESCAPE AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO CONFINEMENT (§§ 16-10-50 — 16-10-56)
Section 16-10-50 - Hindering apprehension or punishment of criminal
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GA Code § 16-10-50 (2024)
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- (a) A person commits the offense of hindering the apprehension or punishment of a criminal when, with intention to hinder the apprehension or punishment of a person whom he knows or has reasonable grounds to believe has committed a felony or to be an escaped inmate or prisoner, he:
- (1) Harbors or conceals such person; or
- (2) Conceals or destroys evidence of the crime.
- (b) A person convicted of the offense of hindering apprehension or punishment of a criminal shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
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