Georgia § 21-2-561 - False registration.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 21-2-561 — False registration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-2-561. False registration.
Any person who: Registers as an elector knowing that such elector does not possess the qualifications required by law; Registers as an elector under any other name than the elector's own name; or Knowingly gives false information when registering as an elector shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years or to pay a fine not to exceed $100,000.00, or both. (Ga. L. 1894, p. 115, § 13; Penal Code 1895, § 625; Penal Code 1910, § 660; Code 1933, § 34-9901; Code 1933, § 34-1902, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1443, § 11; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2007, p. 536, § 3/SB 40.)
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Section 21-2-561 ("False registration.") 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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