Penalty; Authority to Prosecute
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- Penalty; Authority to Prosecute
- A violation of Code Section 10-15-4 shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three years or a fine not to exceed $10,000.00, or both. Any person who commits a violation for the second or any subsequent offense shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than three nor more than ten years or a fine not to exceed $50,000.00, or both.
- Any person found guilty of a violation of this chapter may be ordered by the court to make restitution to any consumer victim or any business victim of the fraud.
- Each violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.
- The Attorney General and prosecuting attorneys shall have the authority to conduct the prosecution for a violation of Code Section 10-15-4.
- Upon a violation of this chapter, the court may issue any order necessary to correct a public record that contains false information resulting from the actions which resulted in the violation.
(Code 1981, §10-15-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 339, § 2; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 11/SB 148.)
Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 11/SB 148, effective July 1, 2015, reenacted this Code section without change.
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