Georgia Code
Article 2 - Obstruction of Public Administration and Related Offenses
§ 16-10-28. Transmitting a False Public Alarm; Restitution

History. Code 1933, § 26-2609, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 416, § 5; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1094, § 3; Ga. L. 2016, p. 608, § 2/SB 270; Ga. L. 2019, p. 306, § 2/HB 118.
The 2016 amendment, effective May 3, 2016, in subsection (a), added paragraph (a)(1), redesignated former paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) as present paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3), respectively; substituted the present provisions of subsection (b) for the former provisions, which read: “A person who transmits in any manner a false alarm to the effect that a destructive device or hazardous substance of any nature is concealed in such place that its explosion, detonation, or release would endanger human life or cause injury or damage to property, knowing at the time that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such a destructive device or hazardous substance is concealed in such place, commits the offense of transmitting a false public alarm and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years or by a fine of not less than $1,000.00, or both.”; added subsection (c); and redesignated former subsection (c) as present subsection (d).
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, added paragraphs (a)(4) through (a)(6); substituted the present provisions of subsection (b) for the former provisions, which read: “A person commits the offense of transmitting a false public alarm when he or she knowingly and intentionally transmits in any manner a report or warning knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing such report or warning and when the report or warning relates to:”; in paragraph (b)(1), inserted “purported” near the beginning, deleted “is” following “substance” near the middle, and deleted “or” at the end; in paragraph (b)(2), inserted “purportedly” near the beginning and substituted a semicolon for a period at the end; added paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4); and designated the existing provisions of paragraph (c)(2) as subparagraph (c)(2)(A) and added subparagraph (c)(2)(B).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2002, p. 1094, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Transportation Security Act of 2002’.”
Ga. L. 2019, p. 306, § 1/HB 118, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Protection Against False Claims for Emergency Services Act.’

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