If any officer shall directly or indirectly demand or retain as a commission any part of the compensation allowed by law to publishers for publishing legal advertisements, he 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, § 14; Code 1882, § 3704d; Penal Code 1895, § 304; Penal Code 1910, § 308; Code 1933, § 89-9912.
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