§ 48-2-84 - Unlawful activities as to revenue stamps; possession or transportation of contraband; penalty

O.C.G.A. 48-2-84 (2010)
48-2-84. Unlawful activities as to revenue stamps; possession or transportation of contraband; penalty


(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1) With intent to defraud and without authorization, make, falsify, forge, alter, or counterfeit any revenue stamp or marking prima facie evidencing the payment of any tax imposed by the revenue laws of this state;

(2) With knowledge, pass, publish, utter, or give currency to any unauthorized, false, forged, altered, or counterfeit revenue stamp or marking prima facie evidencing the payment of any tax imposed by the revenue laws of this state;

(3) Make, possess, or have custody or control of any contraband article;

(4) Transport, carry, or convey any contraband article in, upon, or by means of any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, or other conveyance;

(5) Conceal or possess any contraband article in or upon any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, or other conveyance or upon the person of anyone in or upon any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, or other conveyance; or

(6) Use any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, or other conveyance for the transportation, carriage, conveyance, concealment, receipt, possession, purchase, sale, barter, exchange, or giving away of any contraband article.

(b) Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 or imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than three years, or both.