Georgia Statutes
§ 16-9-53 — Damaging, destroying, or secreting property to defraud another
Georgia § 16-9-53
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title16
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-53 (2026).
Text
(a)A person commits the offense of damaging, destroying, or secreting property to defraud another person when he knowingly and with intent to defraud another person damages, destroys, or secretes any property of whatever class or character, whether the property of himself or of another person.
(b)A person convicted of the offense of damaging, destroying, or secreting property to defraud another person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
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Related
Green v. State
454 S.E.2d 466 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 1995)
Worth v. State
346 S.E.2d 82 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1986)
Dukes v. State
446 S.E.2d 190 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1994)
MATHIS v. the STATE.
807 S.E.2d 4 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2017)
Green v. State
444 S.E.2d 573 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1994)
Mead v. State
542 S.E.2d 541 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2000)
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 § 16-9-53, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/16-9-53.