Georgia § 40-6-255 - Driving away without paying for gasoline.
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§ 40-6-255. Driving away without paying for gasoline.
No person shall drive a motor vehicle so as to cause it to leave the premises of an establishment at which gasoline offered for retail sale was dispensed into the fuel tank of such motor vehicle unless due payment or authorized charge for the gasoline so dispensed has been made. Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100.00 or by confinement in the county or other jail, county correctional institution, or such other places as counties may provide for maintenance of county inmates for a term not to exceed 60 days, or both. (Code 1981, § 40-6-255 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1658, § 2.) Cross references. - Suspension of driver's license for violation, § 40-5-57.2 .
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