Georgia Statutes
§ 14-3-129 — Penalty for signing false document; signing of document
Georgia·Title 14
(a)A person who signs a document he or she knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00.
(b)A document filed under this chapter may be signed by an attorney in fact. Whenever this chapter requires a particular individual to sign a document and the individual is deceased or incompetent, the document may be signed by a legal representative of the individual.
(c)A person who signs a document as an attorney in fact or legal representative affirms as a fact that such person is authorized to sign the document.
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Legislative History
Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 260,§ 1-1, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 533, § 66, eff. 7/1/2004.
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