§ 15-11-1. Construction and purpose

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 15-11-1

The purpose of this chapter is to secure for each child who comes within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court such care and guidance, preferably in his or her own home, as will secure his or her moral, emotional, mental, and physical welfare as well as the safety of both the child and community....

§ 15-10-60. Applicability of article; suspended sentences

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 15-10-60

(a) This article governs trials of violations of county ordinances and ordinances of state authorities, which violations may be punished by incarceration or monetary penalty. Nothing in this chapter shall grant to any county or state authority more authority to enact or enforce such ordinances than...

§ 15-6-95. Priorities of distribution of fines, forfeitures, surcharges, additional fees, and costs in cases of partial payments into the court

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 15-6-95

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a clerk of any superior court of this state who receives partial payments, as ordered by the court, of criminal fines, bond forfeitures, or costs shall distribute such sums in the order of priority set forth below:(1) The amount provided for in Chapter 17...

§ 15-1-10.1. Standards in determining grant of requests for televising, videotaping, or motion picture filming of judicial proceedings

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 15-1-10.1

(a) It is declared to be the purpose and intent of the General Assembly that certain standards be considered by the courts in determining whether to grant requests for the televising, videotaping, or motion picture filming of judicial proceedings. Such standards are intended to provide an...

§ 10-15-7. Penalty; authority to prosecute

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 10-15-7

(a) A violation of Code Section 10-15-4 shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three years or a fine not to exceed $ 10,000.00, or both. Any person who commits a violation for the second or any subsequent offense shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than...

§ 10-15-4. Prohibited activities involving magnetic strip or stripe on payment card

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 10-15-4

(a) No person shall use a scanning device to access, read, obtain, memorize, or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card with the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card, or a...

§ 10-15-1. Definitions

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 10-15-1

As used in this chapter, the term:(1) 'Attorney General' means the Attorney General or his or her designee. (2) 'Business' means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other group, however organized and whether or not organized to operate at a profit. The term includes a...

§ 10-5A-22. Legal or equitable remedies; special remedies

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 10-5A-22

(a) (1) Upon a proper showing by the Commissioner that a person has violated, or is about to violate, any provision of this chapter or any rule or order of the Commissioner, a superior court of appropriate jurisdiction may grant appropriate legal or equitable remedies. (2) Upon a showing of a...

§ 10-5A-1. Definitions

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 10-5A-1

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board of trade" means any person or group of persons engaged in buying or selling any commodity or receiving the same for sale on consignment, whether such person or group of persons is characterized as a board of trade, exchange, or other form of...

21-5427. Stalking.

Statutes | K.S.A. § 21-5427

(a) Stalking is:(1) Recklessly engaging in a course of conduct targeted at a specific person which would cause a reasonable person in the circumstances of the targeted person to fear for such person's safety, or the safety of a member of such person's immediate family and the targeted person is...