History. Code 1981, § 16-12-175 , enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 343, § 5; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1343, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 16/HB 142; Ga. L. 2014, p. 130, § 6/HB 251; Ga. L. 2020, p. 257, § 1/SB 375.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 22, 2020, in subsection (b), substituted “individuals” for “persons” in three places, substituted “of 21 years” for “of 18 years” in two places, inserted “for any individual under the age of 18 years”, and substituted “Section 1926 of Subpart I of Part B” for “section 1926 of subpart I of part B”.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 16(7)/HB 142, which amended this Code section, purported to amend Code Section 6-12-175 but actually amended Code Section 16-12-175.
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For review of 1996 offenses against public health and morals legislation providing for stricter regulations on the sale of cigarettes and tobacco-related objects to minors, see 13 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 121 (1996).