Georgia Senate - 1995/1996 Sessions

SB 509 - Minors - no sale of syringe-like objects or drug paraphernalia

Page Numbers - 1

Code Sections - 16-12-6

1. Cheeks  23rd


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SB 509 96                                          LC 24 0245

      SENATE BILL 509

      By:  Senator Cheeks of the 23rd


                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of
  1- 3  offenses against public health and morals, so as to prohibit
  1- 4  the sale to minors of objects which look like syringes or
  1- 5  other drug paraphernalia; to provide for related matters; to
  1- 6  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 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of
  1- 9  Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of
  1-10  offenses against public health and morals, is amended by
  1-11  adding a new Code section at the end thereof to read as
  1-12  follows:

  1-13    "16-12-6. (Index)

  1-14    (a) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to sell
  1-15    to minors, directly or indirectly, any object which is
  1-16    packaged and marketed as candy, a toy, a novelty item, or
  1-17    a writing utensil which object looks like a syringe or
  1-18    other drug paraphernalia.

  1-19    (b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code
  1-20    section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-21  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  1-22  repealed.










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