Legal Question in Criminal Law in Georgia

what are the penalties in georgia for reporting a suspicious person of theft, then being charged for filing a false police report in writing


Asked on 10/30/10, 8:16 pm

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Phillip M. Cook Cook Legal Services, LLC

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 16-10-26, filing a false police report in Georgia is a misdemeanor punishable up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

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Answered on 11/05/10, 2:39 am


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