{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-9-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-9-2","heading":"Penalties for forgery.","body":"(a) A person who commits the offense of forgery in the first degree shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 15 years.\n(b) A person who commits the offense of forgery in the second degree shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.\n(c) A person who commits the offense of forgery in the third degree shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.\n(d) A person who commits the offense of forgery in the fourth degree shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, however, that upon the third and all subsequent convictions for such offense, the defendant shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 9 Forgery and Fraudulent Practices","Article 1 Forgery and Related 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 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"cbb80c837bf1bd56d874f3c5fd4c2dafe4fba13468a9a6cc707432ae385cfa23","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-9-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-9-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}