Georgia § 40-5-179 - Fraudulent identification cards; penalties.
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§ 40-5-179. Fraudulent identification cards; penalties.
It is a misdemeanor for any person: To lend his or her identification card for persons with disabilities to any other person or knowingly to permit the use thereof by another; and To display or represent as his or her own any identification card for persons with disabilities not issued to him or her. (Code 1981, § 40-5-179 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 628, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 7; Ga. L. 2002, p. 551, § 7.) Law reviews. - For note on the 2002 amendment of this Code section, see 19 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 81 (2002).
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