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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-9 to 16-6-12: Act heading naming the prostitution sections",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 279 (SB 42, 2025) of the Georgia General Assembly amends Code Section 16-6-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12, the prostitution, pimping and pandering sections.",
      "body": "Act 279 (SB 42, 2025) of the Georgia General Assembly amends Code Section 16-6-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12, the prostitution, pimping and pandering sections.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“Code Section 16-6-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12”\n\nNote: From Act 279 (SB 42, 2025-2026 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts. Anchor record: the General Assembly's own site, state .gov domain.",
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      "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-6-9 to 16-6-12",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-9: Prostitution: the offence",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-9 (as revised by Act 30, SB 158, 2020): a person 18 or older commits prostitution by performing, offering or consenting to perform a sexual act, including sexual intercourse or sodomy, for money or other items of value.",
      "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-6-9 (as revised by Act 30, SB 158, 2020): a person 18 or older commits prostitution by performing, offering or consenting to perform a sexual act, including sexual intercourse or sodomy, for money or other items of value.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“A person, 18 years of age or older, commits the offense of prostitution when he or she performs or offers or consents to perform a sexual act, including, but not limited to, sexual intercourse or sodomy, for money or other items of value.”\n\nNote: From Act 30 (SB 158, 2019-2020 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts. Seller-side offence; the text is not limited to intercourse ('including, but not limited to').",
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      "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)",
      "evidence_quote": "A person, 18 years of age or older, commits the offense of prostitution when he or she performs or offers or consents to perform a sexual act, including, but not limited to, sexual intercourse or sodomy, for money or other items of value.",
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      "from_batch": "203-georgia-prostitution-statute-every-section",
      "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-6-9",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-13(a): Prostitution penalty: misdemeanor",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-13(a)(2) (as revised by Act 417, SB 547, 2026): a person convicted of violating Code Section 16-6-9 (prostitution) shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.",
      "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-6-13(a)(2) (as revised by Act 417, SB 547, 2026): a person convicted of violating Code Section 16-6-9 (prostitution) shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“(2) Code Section 16-6-9 shall be punished as for a misdemeanor;”\n\nNote: From Act 417 (SB 547, 2025-2026 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts.",
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      "evidence_quote": "(2) Code Section 16-6-9 shall be punished as for a misdemeanor;",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-13(a): Keeping a place of prostitution: penalty",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-13(a)(1) (Act 417, SB 547, 2026): a person convicted of violating Code Section 16-6-10 is punished as for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature, and all but 24 hours of any imprisonment may be suspended, stayed or probated at the judge's sole discretion.",
      "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-6-13(a)(1) (Act 417, SB 547, 2026): a person convicted of violating Code Section 16-6-10 is punished as for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature, and all but 24 hours of any imprisonment may be suspended, stayed or probated at the judge's sole discretion.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“(1) Code Section 16-6-10 shall be punished as for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature, and at the sole discretion of the judge, all but 24 hours of any term of imprisonment imposed may be suspended, stayed, or probated;”\n\nNote: From Act 417 (SB 547, 2025-2026 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts. The Act text for (a)(1) spans a printed line break only; no deleted words sit inside this span.",
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      "evidence_quote": "(1) Code Section 16-6-10 shall be punished as for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature, and at the sole discretion of the judge, all but 24 hours of any term of imprisonment imposed may be suspended, stayed, or probated;",
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      "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-6-13(a)",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-13(a)(3)(B): Pimping (16-6-11): second offence is a felony",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-13(a)(3)(B) (Act 417, SB 547, 2026): a second or subsequent violation of Code Section 16-6-11 is a felony punishable by one to ten years.",
      "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-6-13(a)(3)(B) (Act 417, SB 547, 2026): a second or subsequent violation of Code Section 16-6-11 is a felony punishable by one to ten years.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“(B) Second or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than ten years; or”\n\nNote: From Act 417 (SB 547, 2025-2026 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts. Act 417 revises subsection (a); (a)(4)(B) gives the same felony term for a second 16-6-12 offence.",
      "source_type": "official",
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      "evidence_quote": "(B) Second or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than ten years; or",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-13: Effective date of the 2026 penalty revision",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 417 (SB 547, 2026): the revision to 16-6-13(a) takes effect July 1, 2026 and applies to offences committed on or after that date.",
      "body": "Act 417 (SB 547, 2026): the revision to 16-6-13(a) takes effect July 1, 2026 and applies to offences committed on or after that date.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026, and shall apply to all offenses committed on or after such date.”\n\nNote: From Act 417 (SB 547, 2025-2026 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts.",
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      "evidence_quote": "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026, and shall apply to all offenses committed on or after such date.",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-13(b): Subsection (b) of 16-6-13 repealed",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 279 (SB 42, 2025) repealed and reserved the entirety of subsection (b) of Code Section 16-6-13, the enhanced penalties for prostitution-related offences involving minors.",
      "body": "Act 279 (SB 42, 2025) repealed and reserved the entirety of subsection (b) of Code Section 16-6-13, the enhanced penalties for prostitution-related offences involving minors.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“is amended by repealing and reserving the entirety of subsection (b).”\n\nNote: From Act 279 (SB 42, 2025-2026 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts. Do not rely on pre-2025 summaries of 16-6-13(b).",
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      "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237402",
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      "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-6-13(b)",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-13.2: Vehicle used to facilitate pimping, pandering, keeping a place",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-13.2(b) (as revised by Act 30, SB 158, 2020): a motor vehicle used to facilitate a violation of 16-6-10, of 16-6-11 when the offence involved pimping a person to perform an act of prostitution, or of 16-6-12 or 16-6-14 is contraband and no person has a property right in it.",
      "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-6-13.2(b) (as revised by Act 30, SB 158, 2020): a motor vehicle used to facilitate a violation of 16-6-10, of 16-6-11 when the offence involved pimping a person to perform an act of prostitution, or of 16-6-12 or 16-6-14 is contraband and no person has a property right in it.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“(b) Any motor vehicle used by a person to facilitate a violation of Code Section 16-6-10, 16-6-11 when the offense involved the pimping of a person to perform an act of prostitution, or 16-6-12, or 16-6-14 is declared to be contraband and no person shall have a property right in it.”\n\nNote: From Act 30 (SB 158, 2019-2020 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts. Act 30 (2020) replaced the 2015 text of Act 95 (SB 8); it is the latest Act that reprints this subsection.",
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      "evidence_quote": "(b) Any motor vehicle used by a person to facilitate a violation of Code Section 16-6-10, 16-6-11 when the offense involved the pimping of a person to perform an act of prostitution, or 16-6-12, or 16-6-14 is declared to be contraband and no person shall have a property right in it.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-13.3: Property and proceeds used to facilitate pimping",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-6-13.3(b) (as revised by Act 30, SB 158, 2020): property used or intended for use to facilitate a violation of 16-6-10, 16-6-11, 16-6-12 or 16-6-14, and any proceeds, are contraband and no person has a property right in them.",
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