Georgia Code Title 16: Crimes & Offenses

By: Larry Kohn, Veteran Criminal Defense Attorney Atlanta and Sex Crimes Lawyer Since 1998

The following list of Title 16 Georgia sex crimes and related offenses will cover most of the potential criminal charges a person can be indicted for or arrested for. Primarily, these are felony offenses, but our law firm has been able to negotiate some crimes down to misdemeanors.

Source of This List of Georgia Statutes

This list was taken from Justia.com content, so (to read each statute) copy and paste the applicable code section into a Google search box, and the Justia page usually will pop up. Or, search for the full statute on Google Scholar. Make certain you are reading the 2017 version, and not the older 2010 version.

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Chapter 6 – Sexual Offenses Under Georgia Sex Crime Laws

• OCGA § 16-6-1. Rape
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-2. Sodomy; aggravated sodomy; medical expenses
• OCGA § 16-6-3. Statutory rape
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-4. Child molestation; aggravated child molestation
• OCGA § 16-6-5. Enticing a child for indecent purposes
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-5.1. Sexual assault by persons with supervisory or disciplinary authority; sexual assault by practitioner of psychotherapy against patient; consent not a defense; penalty upon conviction for sexual assault
• OCGA § 16-6-6. Bestiality
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-7. Necrophilia
• OCGA § 16-6-8. Public indecency
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-9. Prostitution
• OCGA § 16-6-10. Keeping a place of prostitution
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-11. Pimping
• OCGA § 16-6-12. Pandering
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-13. Penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12
• OCGA § 16-6-13.1. Testing for sexually transmitted diseases required
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-13.2. Civil forfeiture of motor vehicle
• OCGA § 16-6-13.3. Civil forfeiture of proceeds and property.
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-14. Pandering by compulsion
• OCGA § 16-6-15. Solicitation of sodomy
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-16. Masturbation for hire
• OCGA § 16-6-17. Giving massages in places used for lewdness, prostitution, assignation, or masturbation for hire
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-18. Fornication
• OCGA § 16-6-19. Adultery
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-20. Bigamy
• OCGA § 16-6-21. Marrying a bigamist
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-22. Incest
• OCGA § 16-6-22.1. Sexual battery
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-22.2. Aggravated sexual battery
• OCGA § 16-6-23. Publication of name or identity of female raped or assaulted with intent to commit rape
• O.C.G.A. § 16-6-24. Adoption of ordinances by counties and municipalities which proscribe loitering or related activities
• OCGA § 16-6-25. Harboring, concealing, or withholding information concerning a sexual offender; penalties

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