Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 46-5-2. Avoiding or Attempting to Avoid Charges for Use of Telecommunication Service; Penalties; Computation of Damages

History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 1534, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1179, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1170, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 46; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1085, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 848, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 847, § 7/HB 1115.
The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, substituted “telephone or over telecommunication facilities” for “telephone or telegraph or over telecommunication or telegraph facilities” near the middle of subsection (a).
Cross references.
Criminal penalty for theft of services generally, § 16-8-5 .
Criminal penalty for unauthorized reproduction and sale of recorded material, § 16-8-60 .
Publication of information regarding schemes, devices, means, or methods for theft of telecommunication services, § 16-9-39 .
Licensing and regulation of cable television systems by counties, Ch. 18, T. 36.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, “this paragraph” was substituted for “paragraph (5) of this subsection” in subparagraph (b)(5)(D).
Law reviews.
For review of 1996 public utilities and public transportation legislation, see 13 Ga. U.L. Rev. 290 (1996).

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