Georgia Code
Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties
§ 16-13-31. Trafficking in Cocaine, Illegal Drugs, Marijuana, or Methamphetamine; Penalties

History. Ga. L. 1980, p. 432, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 16; Ga. L. 1982, p. 2215, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 620, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 16; Ga. L. 1985, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 10, § 16; Ga. L. 1986, p. 397, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 420, § 2; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1594, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2106, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 169, § 5.1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1311, § 5; Ga. L. 2003, p. 177, § 4; Ga. L. 2003, p. 257, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 3-8/HB 1176; Ga. L. 2013, p. 222, § 4/HB 349; Ga. L. 2014, p. 432, § 2-8/HB 826; Ga. L. 2014, p. 780, § 2-2/SB 364; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 16/HB 90; Ga. L. 2017, p. 417, § 6-2/SB 104.
The 2017 amendment, effective May 8, 2017, substituted “Except as authorized by this article, any” for “Any” throughout subsections (a) through (f); and, in subsection (b), in the middle, substituted “morphine, opium” for “morphine or opium” and inserted “, or substance identified in subparagraph (RR) or (SS) of paragraph (1) or paragraph (13), (14), or (15) of Code Section 16-13-25, or subparagraph (A), (C.5), (F), (U.1), (V), or (V.2) of paragraph (2) of Code Section 16-13-26”.
Cross references.
Reward for furnishing information leading to arrest and conviction of person charged with selling controlled substance in violation of section, § 45-12-37.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1987, a comma was deleted following “Code section” in subsection (f) (now (h)).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 9-1(a)/HB 1176, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2012, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction for the same type of offense, of whatever degree or level, pursuant to this Act.”
Ga. L. 2013, p. 222, § 21/HB 349, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2013, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2013, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense.”
Ga. L. 2014, p. 780, § 5-1/SB 364, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Act shall apply to any sentence imposed on or after July 1, 2013.
Law reviews.
For survey article on criminal law and procedure, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 89 (1982).
For annual survey of criminal law and procedure, see 41 Mercer L. Rev. 115 (1989).
For annual survey on criminal law and procedure, see 42 Mercer L. Rev. 141 (1990).
For note on 1992 amendment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 212 (1992).
For article, “Criminal Forfeiture: An Appropriate Solution to the Civil Forfeiture Debate,” see 10 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 241 (1994).
For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 76 (2003).
For annual survey of criminal law, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 113 (2005).
For survey article on criminal law, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 89 (2007).
For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 290 (2012).
For article, “Appeal and Error: Appeal or Certiorari by State in Criminal Cases,” see 30 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 17 (2013).
For annual survey on criminal law, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 37 (2014).
For article on the 2017 amendment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 61 (2017).
For annual survey on criminal law, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 73 (2017).

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