{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-8-105","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-8-105","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a) Any person violating this article shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten years, by a fine not to exceed $5,000.00, or both.\n(b) If a violation of this article involves engaging or participating in a pattern of residential mortgage fraud or a conspiracy or endeavor to engage or participate in a pattern of residential mortgage fraud, said violation shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than three years nor more than 20 years, by a fine not to exceed $100,000.00, or both.\n(c) Each residential property transaction subject to a violation of this article shall constitute a separate offense and shall not merge with any other crimes set forth in this title.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 8 Offenses Involving Theft","Article 5 Residential Mortgage Fraud"],"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":"288f879c88a6f5a2928dc43d7b27fd7decae8fc9728e09316c812fb1bffc36e3","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-8-104","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-8-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}