{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-6-17","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-6-17","heading":"Giving massages in place used for lewdness, prostitution, assignation, or masturbation for hire.","body":"(a) It shall be unlawful for any masseur or masseuse to massage any person in any building, structure, or place used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, prostitution, or masturbation for hire.\n(b) As used in this Code section, the term:\n(1) “Masseur” means a male who practices massage or physiotherapy, or both.\n(2) “Masseuse” means a female who practices massage or physiotherapy, or both.\n(c) Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 6 Sexual Offenses"],"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 2026-10-18","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T18:57:23Z","sha256":"432de379f8a5e6f586e77abf49c778cdb0efe3aaeb1683277f957229c01ca911","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-6-16","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-6-18","notices":[{"id":"pro-ga","title":"Georgia bulk release","text":"Georgia bulk files were republished by Public.Resource.Org under a public-domain dedication. GroundRules retains enacted text and strips editorial matter.","url":"https://archive.org/details/gov.ga.ocga.2018"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}