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Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS*
Section 1-6 Penalty for violation of Code; continuing violations.
Where no other penalty is provided, any person convicted of violating any provision of this Code shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for any time not exceeding six (6) months (only 30 days of which may be served in confinement). Any one (1) or more of these punishments may be imposed for the same offense. In all cases where penalties or forfeitures are provided for any act or omission, they shall be held to apply to each and every such act or omission, and when such act or omission is of a continuing character, they shall apply to each and every days continuance thereof.
(Code 1958, 1-6)
State law references--Penalty to be imposed in certain criminal and traffic cases and upon violation of bond, O.C.G.A. 15-21-73; authority to confine persons convicted of violating ordinances, O.C.G.A. 36-30-8; punishments authorized, O.C.G.A. 36-32-1(c); limitations on home rule powers, O.C.G.A. 36-35-6; revenues collected from fines and fees, O.C.G.A. 47-17-60 et seq.
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