GA 16-6-19 - GA 16-6-19

16-6-19. Adultery. A married person commits the offense of adultery when he voluntarily has sexual intercourse with a person other than his spouse and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor. (Laws 1833, Cobb's 1851 Digest, pp. 814, 815; Code 1863, § 4419; Ga. L. 1865-66, p. 233, § 2; Code 1868, § 4460; Code 1873, § 4534; Code 1882, § 4534; Penal Code 1895, § 381; Penal Code 1910, § 372; Code 1933, § 26-5801; Code 1933, § 26-2009, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.) Cross references. - Adultery as grounds for divorce, § 19-5-3 . General rule of competency, § 24-6-601 . Abolition of right of action for adultery, alienation of affections, or criminal conversation, § 51-1-17 . Law reviews. - For article, "Misdemeanor Sentencing in Georgia," see 7 Ga. St. B. J. 8 (2...