Georgia § 10-1-359 - Prohibited acts.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 10-1-359 — Prohibited acts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-1-359. Prohibited acts.
It shall be unlawful for: A secondary metals recycler to engage in the purchase or sale of regulated metal property between the hours of 7:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.; and Any person to give a false or altered personal identification card, vehicle license tag number, or vehicle identification number to a secondary metals recycler as part of a purchase transaction. (Code 1981, § 10-1-356 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2452, § 1; Code 1981, § 10-1-359 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 112, § 1-1/HB 872.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2012, p. 112, § 4-1(a)/HB 872, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to all offenses committed on or after July 1, 2012. Law reviews. - For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 238 (2012).
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Section 10-1-359 ("Prohibited acts.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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