{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-72-16","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-72-16","heading":"Penalties.","body":"Any person who knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and, upon conviction, shall pay a fine of not more than $5,000.00 for each grave site disturbed; provided, however, that any person who knowingly violates the provisions of Code Section 36-72-4 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and, upon conviction, shall be incarcerated for not more than six months and shall pay a fine not less than $5,000.00 for each grave site disturbed.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations","CHAPTER 72 Abandoned Cemeteries and Burial Grounds"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.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":"155e41dfa7fdcb527e1a198c3039936d04e32316af96a2c148a528989703187b","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-72-15","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-73-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}