Georgia Code
Article 2 - Assault and Battery
§ 16-5-27. Female Genital Mutilation

shall be guilty of female genital mutilation.
History. Code 1981, § 16-5-27 , enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 820, § 1/HB 10; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 25/HB 24.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2005, p. 820, § 2/HB 10, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to all offenses committed on or after July 1, 2005.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.
Law reviews.
For article, “Evidence,” see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).
For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).

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