Georgia Statutes

§ 16-5-43 — Malicious confinement of sane person in an asylum

Georgia § 16-5-43

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O.C.G.A. § 16-5-43 (2026).

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A person who maliciously causes the confinement of a sane person, knowing such person to be sane, in any asylum, public or private, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years.

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Washington v. State
610 S.E.2d 692 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2005)
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