Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 43-24A-24. Fines and Punishments for Violations

History. Code 1981, § 43-24A-24 , enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2010, p. 401, § 6/SB 364; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.
The 2019 amendment, effective May 6, 2019, substituted “person, entity, or board recognized massage therapy educational program that” for “person who” near the beginning of subsection (a); and substituted the present provisions of subsection (c) for the former provisions, which read: “Upon being convicted a first time under this Code section, such person or entity shall be guilty of and shall be punished as for a misdemeanor for each offense. Upon being convicted a second time under this Code section, such person or entity shall be guilty of and shall be punished as for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature. Upon being convicted a third or subsequent time under this Code section, such person or entity shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25,000.00 for each offense, imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.”
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2010, p. 401, § 7/SB 364, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section shall apply to all offenses which occur on or after July 1, 2010.

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