Georgia Code
Article 2 - Offenses Against Public Order
§ 16-11-40. Unlawful Use of Emergency Exit Door

It shall be unlawful to use an emergency exit door after having violated Code Section 16-8-14. Any person convicted of violating this Code section shall be guilty of and punished as for a misdemeanor.
History. Code 1981, § 16-11-40 , enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 342, § 1/HB 890.
Effective date. —
This Code section became effective July 1, 2018.
Editor’s notes.
This Code section formerly pertained to criminal defamation. The former Code section was based on Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 812; Code 1863, § 4407; Code 1868, § 4448; Code 1873, § 4521; Code 1882, § 4521; Penal Code 1895, § 335; Penal Code 1910, § 340; Code 1933, § 26-2101; Code 1933, § 26-2804, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1 and was repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 3-1/HB 252, effective July 1, 2015.
Law reviews.
For annual survey on criminal law, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 63 (2018).

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