Georgia § 48-11-28 Possession, use, manufacture, or other unlawful activities involving counterfeited stamps or tampering with metering machine pursuant to chapter; penalty

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§ 48-11-28 — Possession, use, manufacture, or other unlawful activities involving counterfeited stamps or tampering with metering machine pursuant to chapter; penalty

Georgia § 48-11-28

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O.C.G.A. § 48-11-28 (2026).

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(a)With respect to this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1)Fraudulently make, utter, forge, or counterfeit any stamp prescribed by the commissioner;

(2)Cause or procure a violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection to be done;

(3)Willfully utter, publish, pass, or render as true any false, altered, forged, or counterfeited stamp;

(4)Knowingly possess any false, altered, forged, or counterfeited stamp;

(5)For the purpose of evading the tax imposed, use more than once any stamp required by this chapter; or (6) Tamper with or cause to be tampered with any metering machine authorized to be used.

(b)Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than three years nor

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(a) With respect to this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) Fraudulently make, utter, forge, or counterfeit any stamp prescribed by the commissioner; (2) Cause or procure a violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection to be done; (3) Willfully utter, publish, pass, or render as true any false, altered, forged, or counterfeited stamp; (4) Knowingly possess any false, altered, forged, or counterfeited stamp; (5) For the purpose of evading the tax imposed, use more than once any stamp required by this chapter; or (6) Tamper with or cause to be tampered with any metering machine authorized to be used. (b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than three years nor more than ten years.