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Thus, the publisher would charge for reproductions of the OCGA, with a portion of the fee being returned to the state as a licensing fee. This longstanding feature goes back to the Code of 1872. In 2018, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the OCGA is not copyrightable, [1] and the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that holding in April 2020.
The Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act is a law in the U.S. state of Georgia that makes a form of racketeering a felony. [1] Originally passed on March 20, 1980, it is known for being broader than the corresponding federal law, such as not requiring a monetary profit to have been made via the action for it to be a crime.
On April 27, 2020, the Court ruled 5–4 that the OCGA cannot be copyrighted because the OCGA's annotations were "authored by an arm of the legislature in the course of its legislative duties"; [1] thus the Court found that the annotations fall under the government edicts doctrine and are ineligible for copyright.
Wilson v. State, 652 S.E. 2d 501, 282 Ga. 520 (2007) was a Georgia court case brought about to appeal the aggravated child molestation conviction of Genarlow Wilson (born April 8, 1986, to Juanessa Bennett and Marlow Wilson).
The O.C.G.A. was first adopted in 1981 and became effective in November 1982; previously, Harrison's Georgia Code Annotated (a.k.a. the Code of 1933) was the only published code. [ 1 ] The Georgia Laws are compiled and annually published by the Georgia Office of Legislative Counsel , who also serves as the staff of the Code Revision Commission ...
A special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST) is a financing method for funding capital outlay projects in the U.S. state of Georgia.It is an optional 1% sales tax levied by any county for the purpose of funding the building of parks, schools, roads, and other public facilities. [1]
Conversations that occur in public can be recorded by a third party (see O.C.G.A. § 16-11-62). Recording actions in public places without the consent of those being recorded is legal. Recording actions in a private place that is out of public view requires the consent of all those being recorded (see O.C.G.A. § 16-11-62).
[7] [circular reference] Three more Court of Appeals judges were appointed to the federal bench in 2018: Elizabeth L. Branch, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, [8] Tripp Self, to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, [9] and William M. Ray II, to the United States District Court for the Northern ...