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2017 Op. Ga. Att'y Gen. 1 (2017)

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                             GEORGiA   DEPARTMENT OF LAW






Official Opinion 2017-1

January 17, 2017

To:
Deputy Director

Georgia Crime  Information Center



Re:
Updating of crimes and offenses for which the Georgia Crime Information Center is authorized to
collect and file fingerprints


You have  requested by letter on October 5, 2016, my opinion concerning whether any of the
following misdemeanor offenses enacted during the 2016 Session of the General Assembly should
be designated as offenses for which persons charged with violations are to be fingerprinted.

These  offenses include: O.C.G.A. § 15-6-67 (fraudulent certification of land surveyor); O.C.G.A.
§ 16-9-63(B) (intent to secure tangible benefit by making false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or
representation that such individual is a military veteran or recipient of a military decoration);
O.C.G.A. § 16-9-63(c) (intent to deceive by appearing in a court of this state while wearing an
armed  services uniform or military decoration); O.C.G.A. § 16-10-28 (transmission of a false public
alarm); O.C.G.A. § 16-11-37(d)(1) (terroristic threat); O.C.G.A. § 16-13-79 (knowingly distribute or
resell any nonprescription injectable insulin which was first obtained through an over-the counter
sale made to a patient from any pharmacy, practitioner, or other source); O.C.G.A. § 25-10-2.1
(ignite consumer fireworks or fireworks while under the influence of alcohol or drugs); O.C.G.A.
§ 31-12-12 (restrictions on sale or dispensing of contact lenses and spectacles); O.C.G.A.
§ 40-5-64.1 (violations of an ignition interlock device limited driving permit); O.C.G.A. § 50-27-78
(remove or deface sticker attached to a coin-operated machine without authorization of owner or
corporation).


In addition to the list of fingerprintable offenses mandated by statute, O.C.G.A.