Georgia § 2-12-83 - Penalties.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 2-12-83 — Penalties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-12-83. Penalties.
Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, any person violating any provision of this article or regulation adopted under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who distributes or applies a soil amendment which contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 CFR 503.9 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense. For the second or any subsequent offense, any person who distributes or applies a soil amendment which contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 CFR 503.9 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Code Section 17-10-4. Each such violation shall constitute a separate offense. Any person who distributes or applies a soil amendment which contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 CFR 503.9 shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000.00 per violation. For the second or any subsequent offense, any person who distributes or applies a soil amendment which contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 CFR 503.9 shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $50,000.00 per violation. (Ga. L. 1976, p. 359, § 12; Ga. L. 2020, p. 364, § 10/HB 1057.) The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or the regulations adopted under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
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Section 2-12-83 ("Penalties.") 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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