History. Ga. L. 1917, p. 177, § 1; Code 1933, § 72-301; Ga. L. 1975, p. 402, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1025, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 74, § 1-9/SB 158.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, rewrote this Code section, which read: “(a) Whosoever shall knowingly erect, establish, continue, maintain, use, own, or lease any building, structure, or place used for the purpose of lewdness, prostitution, sodomy, the solicitation of sodomy, or masturbation for hire shall be guilty of maintaining a nuisance; and the building, structure, or place, and the ground itself in or upon which such lewdness, prostitution, sodomy, the solicitation of sodomy, or masturbation for hire shall be conducted, permitted, carried on, continued, or shall exist, and the furniture, fixtures, and other contents of such building or structure are also declared to be a nuisance and may be enjoined or otherwise abated as provided in this chapter.
“(b) The conviction of the owner or operator of any building, structure, or place for any of the offenses stated in subsection (a) of this Code section, based on conduct or an act or occurrence in or on the premises of such building, structure, or place, shall be prima-facie evidence of the nuisance and the existence thereof.” See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Cross references.
Provisions regarding public nuisance status of premises used in violation of laws relating to obscenity, § 16-12-82 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2019, p. 74, § 1-1/SB 158, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Anti-Human Trafficking Protective Response Act.’”
Ga. L. 2019, p. 74, § 3-1/SB 158, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2019, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2019, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense, and any resulting conviction shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction.”
Law reviews.
For article on the 2019 amendment of this Code section, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 63 (2019).
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