{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-17-20","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 45-17-20","heading":"Penalty; prosecution of violations of article.","body":"(a) Any person who violates subsection (d) of Code Section 45-17-8 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n(b) Any person who performs any notarial service without complying with the provisions of this article shall, upon the first or second conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a third or subsequent conviction be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than five years, a fine of up to $5,000.00, or both.","path":["TITLE 45 Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 17 Notaries Public","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.45.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":"d62fa814eaa3cf68f1536ce3365cbc20f1075d14ae00e51ffe07b649f8f7e1d8","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-17-19","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-17-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}