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O.C.G.A. § 16-8-1
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O.C.G.A. §16-8-100
2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
CHAPTER 8 - OFFENSES INVOLVING THEFT
ARTICLE 1 - THEFT
§ 16-8-10 - Affirmative defenses to prosecution for violation of Code Sections 16-8-2 through 16-8-7>
O.C.G.A. 16-8-10 (2010)
16-8-10. Affirmative defenses to prosecution for violation of Code Sections 16-8-2 through 16-8-7
It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for violation of Code Sections 16-8-2 through 16-8-7 that the person:
(1) Was unaware that the property or service was that of another;
(2) Acted under an honest claim of right to the property or service involved or under a right to acquire or dispose of it as he did; or
(3) Took property or service exposed for sale intending to purchase and pay for it promptly or reasonably believing that the owner, if present, would have consented.
Graham W. Syfert, Esq., P.A.
Phone: 904-383-7448
Fax: 904-638-4726
graham@syfert.com