Georgia Statutes
§ 9-13-16 — Penalty for fraudulent levy
Georgia § 9-13-16
JurisdictionGeorgia
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 9-13-16 (2026).
Text
Any person who fraudulently causes any process, attachment, distress, or execution to be levied on any estrayed animal, lot of land, or other property, knowing that the same is not subject to the process or writ, shall, for the first offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor. For any subsequent conviction, the person shall be sentenced to confinement for not less than two nor more than four years.
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Related
Matter of Washburn
464 S.E.2d 192 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 1995)
Seay v. Cleveland
493 S.E.2d 30 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1997)
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Georgia § 9-13-16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/9-13-16.