07 LC 21
9046
Senate
Bill 4
By:
Senators Douglas of the 17th, Rogers of the 21st, Staton of the 18th and Shafer
of the 48th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor
vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for penalties for making a false
statement or aiding or abetting another to do so; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Title
40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and
traffic, is amended by revising Code Section 40-2-3, relating to false statement
in application as constituting false swearing, as follows:
"40-2-3.
Any
person who shall make any false statement in any application for the
registration of any vehicle, or in transferring any certificate of registration,
or in applying for a new certificate of registration,
and any person
who aids or abets another to do so, shall
be guilty of false swearing, whether or not an oath is actually administered to
him or
her, if such statement shall purport to be
under oath. On conviction of such offense, such person shall be punished
as provided
by Code Section 16-10-71
by a fine not
to exceed $5,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than five years or
both."
SECTION
2.
Said
title is further amended by revising subsection (b) of Code Section 40-5-125,
relating to fraudulent driver´s license or identification card and false
statements in applications, as follows:
"(b)
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement in an application for a
driver´s license provided for by this
chapter, and
any person who aids or abets another to do
so, shall be guilty of a
violation
of Code Section 16-10-20
felony and
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $5,000.00 or by imprisonment for not
less than five years or
both."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.