Georgia § 47-17-104 - Attempts to defraud the fund by false information; failure to remit sums provided for in Code Section 47-17-60.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 47-17-104 — Attempts to defraud the fund by false information; failure to remit sums provided for in Code Section 47-17-60., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-17-104. Attempts to defraud the fund by false information; failure to remit sums provided for in Code Section 47-17-60.
Any person who knowingly furnishes false information for the purpose of becoming a member of the fund, for receiving credit for service to which he is not entitled, or for receiving benefits hereunder or any person who knowingly assists in doing any of the foregoing things shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person whose duty it is to remit the sum provided for in Code Section 47-17-60 and who fails or refuses to remit such sum shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ga. L. 1956, p. 280, § 15; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 47.)
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Section 47-17-104 ("Attempts to defraud the fund by false information; failure to remit sums provided for in Code Section 47-17-60.") 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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