{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-15-6","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-15-6","heading":"Local ordinances not preempted by state law.","body":"Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a local governing body from adopting and enforcing ordinances relating to gangs and gang violence which are consistent with this chapter. Where local laws duplicate or supplement the provisions of this chapter, this chapter shall be construed as providing alternative remedies and not as preempting the field.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 15 Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention"],"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":"dc8da6725da3e7ad209d3525a7d45bb0c96864ce93375c68b8f38f6a72d73575","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-15-5","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-15-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}