{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-43-43-5","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 43-43-5","heading":"Penalties.","body":"Any scrap metal processor or his agent who:\n(1) Fails to make an entry of any material matter in his records;\n(2) Makes any false entry therein;\n(3) Falsifies, obliterates, destroys, or removes from his place of business such records;\n(4) Refuses to allow any duly authorized law enforcement officer to inspect such records or any vehicles or scrap vehicles in his possession during the ordinary hours of business; or\n(5) Fails to maintain the records required by Code Section 43-43-2 for at least two years\nshall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00.","path":["TITLE 43 Professions And Businesses","CHAPTER 43 Scrap Metal Processors"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.43.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":"66c7d71a0931311b7b58d8f1f0569b868939c6d86fc10640a4def8d2667f37c8","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-43-43-4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-43-43a-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}