Georgia Statutes
§ 16-1-2 — Purposes of title
Georgia § 16-1-2
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O.C.G.A. § 16-1-2 (2026).
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The general purposes of this title are:
(1)To forbid and prevent conduct which unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests;
(2)To give fair warning of the nature of the conduct forbidden and the sentence authorized upon conviction;
(3)To define that which constitutes each crime; and (4) To prescribe penalties which are proportionate to the seriousness of crimes and which permit recognition of differences in rehabilitation possibilities among individual criminals.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 16-1-1
Short title§ 16-1-2
Purposes of title§ 16-1-3
Definitions§ 16-10-1
Violation of oath by public officer§ 16-10-2
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Georgia § 16-1-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/16-1-2.