Georgia § 31-23-9 - Penalty.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 31-23-9 — Penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-23-9. Penalty.
It shall be unlawful: For any person to sell either his eyes or any parts thereof or the eyes or any parts thereof of another person or to receive any remuneration for the giving of a human eye or any part thereof; For the person or persons operating and maintaining any eye bank to sell any donated eye or donated part thereof or knowingly to extract, remove, or take possession of any human eye or part thereof for which any person received compensation or remuneration; or For any person or persons to establish or operate any eye bank without approval of the department or otherwise not in accordance with this chapter. Any person who violates any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ga. L. 1961, p. 582, § 9; Code 1933, § 88-2009, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1499, § 5.)
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Section 31-23-9 ("Penalty.") 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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