Any person who shall wear a badge, button, or other emblem or shall use the name or claim to be a member of any benevolent, fraternal, social, humane, or charitable organization which is entitled to the exclusive use of such name and emblems under Code Section 10-1-470, either in the identical form or in such near resemblance thereto as to be a colorable imitation of such emblem or name, unless entitled to do so under the laws, rules, and regulations of such organization, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History. Ga. L. 1909, p. 139, § 3; Penal Code 1910, § 258; Code 1933, § 106-9905.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices
Article 16 - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names
Part 2 - Names and Emblems of Fraternal, Charitable, and Other Organizations
§ 10-1-470. Imitation of Name or Emblem Prohibited; Priority of Right to Use Name
§ 10-1-471. Injunction Against Infringement
§ 10-1-472. Unauthorized Use of Emblem or Name or False Claim of Membership a Misdemeanor