Georgia Statutes
§ 16-6-22 — Incest
Georgia § 16-6-22
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title16
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 16-6-22 (2026).
Text
(a)A person commits the offense of incest when such person engages in sexual intercourse or sodomy, as such term is defined in Code Section 16-6-2 , with a person whom he or she knows he or she is related to by blood, by adoption, or by marriage as follows:
(1)Father and child or stepchild;
(2)Mother and child or stepchild;
(3)Siblings of the whole blood or of the half blood or by virtue of adoption;
(4)Grandparent and grandchild of the whole blood or of the half blood or by virtue of adoption;
(5)Aunt and niece or nephew of the whole blood or of the half blood or by virtue of adoption; or (6) Uncle and niece or nephew of the whole blood or of the half blood or by virtue of adoption.
(b)A person convicted of the offense of incest shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than t
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Legislative History
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 561,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 347,§ 3-10, eff. 5/4/2023, app. to all offenses committed on and after 7/1/2023. Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 40,§ 1-1, eff. 7/1/2015. Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 389,§ 3, eff. 5/20/2010. Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 571,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2006.
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 § 16-6-22, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/16-6-22.