Georgia Statutes
§ 16-5-43 — Malicious confinement of sane person in an asylum
Georgia § 16-5-43
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title16
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 16-5-43 (2026).
Text
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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Related
Washington v. State
610 S.E.2d 692 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2005)
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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Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 16-5-43, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/16-5-43.