Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 66 - Workers' compensation benefits; penalty for obtaining falsely

Page Numbers - 1

Code Sections - 34-9-19

1. Pinholster  15th       2. Harris  17th


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              1/9/95   Read 1st Time                                                                
              1/10/95  Read 2nd Time                                                                
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Rules Suspended to Introduce                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Code Sections amended: 34-9-19                                                                      


HB 66                                             LC 16 3823






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation
  1- 3  in general, so as to make it a felony to make any false or
  1- 4  misleading statement for the purpose of obtaining workers'
  1- 5  compensation benefits or payments; to provide for related
  1- 6  matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 8  Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of
  1- 9  Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation in
  1-10  general, is amended by striking Code Section 34-9-19,
  1-11  relating to penalty for false or misleading statements when
  1-12  obtaining benefits, in its entirety and inserting in its
  1-13  place the following:

  1-14    "34-9-19. (Index)

  1-15    Any person, firm, or corporation who willfully makes any
  1-16    false or misleading statement or representation for the
  1-17    purpose of obtaining or denying any benefit or payment
  1-18    under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor felony
  1-19    and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine
  1-20    of not more less than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not
  1-21    to exceed less than one year, or by both such fine and
  1-22    imprisonment."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-23  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  1-24  repealed.










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