{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-11-123","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-11-123","heading":"Unlawful possession of firearms or weapons.","body":"A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of firearms or weapons when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession any sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun, dangerous weapon, or silencer, and, upon conviction thereof, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of five years.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 11 Offenses Against Public Order and Safety","Article 4 Dangerous Instrumentalities and Practices","PART 2 Possession of Dangerous Weapons"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"e9ddf87c4d4ed4ec452b82b3b873b71590034bb601681985a3894caa2e055b6a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-11-122","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-11-124"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}