Any judge of the probate court, sheriff, coroner, clerk, marshal, or other officer who shall receive, collect, or demand other and greater fees for any legal advertising than are provided by law shall be guilty of extortion as defined in Code Section 45-11-5 and shall be punished as provided in that Code section.
History. Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 81, § 2; Code 1863, § 3634; Code 1868, § 3659; Code 1882, § 3704b; Penal Code 1895, § 303; Penal Code 1910, § 307; Code 1933, § 89-9911; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 45.
Cross references.
Rates for legal advisements, § 9-13-143 .
Structure Georgia Code
Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 11 - Miscellaneous Offenses Concerning Public Officers and Employees
§ 45-11-1. Offenses Involving Public Records, Documents, and Other Items
§ 45-11-2. Selling Office or Dividing Fees
§ 45-11-3. Assault Under Color of Office
§ 45-11-4. Unprofessional Conduct; Misdemeanor; Applicability
§ 45-11-5. Extortion Generally
§ 45-11-6. Demanding More Than Legal Fees for Advertising
§ 45-11-7. Retaining Compensation for Legal Advertisements
§ 45-11-8. Engaging in Bail Bond Business
§ 45-11-9. Discrimination Against Optometrists or Physicians in Suggestions for Visual Care
§ 45-11-10. Coercion of Other Officer or Employee to Give Anything of Value for Political Purposes