Georgia Statutes
§ 16-8-10 — Affirmative defenses to prosecution for violation of Code Sections 16-8-2 through 16-8-9
Georgia § 16-8-10
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This text of Georgia § 16-8-10 (Affirmative defenses to prosecution for violation of Code Sections 16-8-2 through 16-8-9) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Georgia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 16-8-10 (2026).
Text
It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for violation of Code Sections 16-8-2 through 16-8-9 that the person:
(1)Was unaware that the property or service was that of another;
(2)Acted under an honest claim of right to the property or service involved;
(3)Acted under a right to acquire or dispose of the property as he or she did; provided, however, that the use of a power of attorney as provided in Chapter 6B of Title 10 shall not, in and of itself, absolve a person from criminal responsibility; or (4) Took property or service exposed for sale intending to purchase and pay for it promptly or reasonably believing that the owner, if present, would have consented.
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Legislative History
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 186,§ 3-2, eff. 7/1/2017.
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 § 16-8-10, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/16-8-10.