GA 16-11-40 - GA 16-11-40

16-11-40. Unlawful use of emergency exit door; penalty. It shall be unlawful to use an emergency exit door after having violated Code Section 16-8-14. Any person convicted of violating this Code section shall be guilty of and punished as for a misdemeanor. (Code 1981, § 16-11-40 , enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 342, § 1/HB 890.) Effective date. - This Code section became effective July 1, 2018. Editor's notes. - This Code section formerly pertained to criminal defamation. The former Code section was based on Laws 1833, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 812; Code 1863, § 4407; Code 1868, § 4448; Code 1873, § 4521; Code 1882, § 4521; Penal Code 1895, § 335; Penal Code 1910, § 340; Code 1933, § 26-2101; Code 1933, § 26-2804, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1 and was repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 3-1...