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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10)
Chapter 5 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 16-5-1 — 16-5-110)
Article 3 - KIDNAPPING, FALSE IMPRISONMENT, AND RELATED OFFENSES (§§ 16-5-40 — 16-5-47)
Section 16-5-42 - False imprisonment under color of legal process
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GA Code § 16-5-42 (2023)
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When the arrest, confinement, or detention of a person by warrant, mandate, or process is manifestly illegal and shows malice and oppression, an officer issuing or knowingly and maliciously executing the same shall, upon conviction thereof, be removed from office and punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years.
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