{ "batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_anchor", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62: Act heading naming 16-11-62", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 846 (SB 539, 2022) revises Code Section 16-11-62 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eavesdropping, surveillance, or intercepting communication which invades privacy of another, and divulging private message.", "body": "Act 846 (SB 539, 2022) revises Code Section 16-11-62 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eavesdropping, surveillance, or intercepting communication which invades privacy of another, and divulging private message.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“Code Section 16-11-62, relating to eavesdropping, surveillance, or intercepting communication which invades privacy of another, and divulging private message”\n\nNote: From Act 846 (SB 539, 2021-2022 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts. Anchor record: the General Assembly's own site, state .gov domain.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/211834", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)", "evidence_quote": "Code Section 16-11-62, relating to eavesdropping, surveillance, or intercepting communication which invades privacy of another, and divulging private message", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62", "topic": "Act heading naming 16-11-62", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "GA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ga" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s6211", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(1): Clandestine overhearing or recording of a private conversation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(1): it is unlawful for any person, in a clandestine manner, intentionally to overhear, transmit or record, or attempt to, the private conversation of another that originates in any private place.", "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(1): it is unlawful for any person, in a clandestine manner, intentionally to overhear, transmit or record, or attempt to, the private conversation of another that originates in any private place.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“(1) Any person in a clandestine manner intentionally to overhear, transmit, or record or attempt to overhear, transmit, or record the private conversation of another which shall originate in any private place;”\n\nNote: From Act 846 (SB 539, 2021-2022 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/211834", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)", "evidence_quote": "(1) Any person in a clandestine manner intentionally to overhear, transmit, or record or attempt to overhear, transmit, or record the private conversation of another which shall originate in any private place;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(1)", "topic": "Clandestine overhearing or recording of a private conversation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "GA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ga" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s6212", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(2): Photographing or recording another's activities in a private place: all-person consent", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(2): it is unlawful for any person, through the use of any device and without the consent of all persons observed, to observe, photograph or record the activities of another which occur in any private place and out of public view.", "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(2): it is unlawful for any person, through the use of any device and without the consent of all persons observed, to observe, photograph or record the activities of another which occur in any private place and out of public view.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“(2) Any person, through the use of any device, without the consent of all persons observed, to observe, photograph, or record the activities of another which occur in any private place and out of public view;”\n\nNote: From Act 846 (SB 539, 2021-2022 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts. Applies to video and photographs of activities, not only audio. 'Private place' is defined elsewhere in the Code (16-11-60) and could not be fetched.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/211834", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)", "evidence_quote": "(2) Any person, through the use of any device, without the consent of all persons observed, to observe, photograph, or record the activities of another which occur in any private place and out of public view;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(2)", "topic": "Photographing or recording another's activities in a private place: all-person consent", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "GA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ga" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s6212c", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(2)(B): Exception: security on one's own property", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(2)(B): it is not unlawful for an owner or occupier of real property to use a device for security, crime prevention or crime detection to observe, photograph or record persons on the property or an approach to it, in areas with no reasonable expectation of privacy.", "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(2)(B): it is not unlawful for an owner or occupier of real property to use a device for security, crime prevention or crime detection to observe, photograph or record persons on the property or an approach to it, in areas with no reasonable expectation of privacy.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“(B) For an owner or occupier of real property to use for security purposes, crime prevention, or crime detection any device to observe, photograph, or record the activities of persons who are on the property or an approach thereto in areas where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy;”\n\nNote: From Act 846 (SB 539, 2021-2022 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/211834", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)", "evidence_quote": "(B) For an owner or occupier of real property to use for security purposes, crime prevention, or crime detection any device to observe, photograph, or record the activities of persons who are on the property or an approach thereto in areas where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(2)(B)", "topic": "Exception: security on one's own property", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "GA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ga" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s6212d", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(2)(C): Exception: recording within the curtilage of one's residence", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(2)(C): a resident may use a device for security, crime prevention or crime detection to observe, photograph or record persons within the curtilage of the resident's residence; the recording may be disclosed to the district attorney or a law enforcement officer.", "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(2)(C): a resident may use a device for security, crime prevention or crime detection to observe, photograph or record persons within the curtilage of the resident's residence; the recording may be disclosed to the district attorney or a law enforcement officer.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“(C) To use for security purposes, crime prevention, or crime detection any device to observe, photograph, or record the activities of persons who are within the curtilage of the residence of the person using such device. A photograph, videotape, or record made in accordance with this subparagraph, or a copy thereof, may be disclosed by such resident to the district attorney or a law enforcement officer”\n\nNote: From Act 846 (SB 539, 2021-2022 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/211834", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)", "evidence_quote": "(C) To use for security purposes, crime prevention, or crime detection any device to observe, photograph, or record the activities of persons who are within the curtilage of the residence of the person using such device. A photograph, videotape, or record made in accordance with this subparagraph, or a copy thereof, may be disclosed by such resident to the district attorney or a law enforcement officer", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(2)(C)", "topic": "Exception: recording within the curtilage of one's residence", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "GA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ga" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s6216", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(6): Selling or distributing a private-place recording", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(6) (as revised by Act 868, SB 10, 2022): it is unlawful for any person to sell, give or distribute, without legal authority, any photograph, videotape or record of another's activities in a private place and out of public view without the consent of all persons observed.", "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(6) (as revised by Act 868, SB 10, 2022): it is unlawful for any person to sell, give or distribute, without legal authority, any photograph, videotape or record of another's activities in a private place and out of public view without the consent of all persons observed.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“(6) Any person to sell, give, or distribute, without legal authority, to any person or entity any photograph, videotape, or record, or copies thereof, of the activities of another which occur in any private place and out of public view without the consent of all persons observed; or”\n\nNote: From Act 868 (SB 10, 2021-2022 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts. Act 868 (SB 10, 2022) is the later Act in the same session that reprints paragraph (6); paragraphs (1)-(5) are printed only by Act 846. A shoot in a private place is lawful to record only with every participant's consent; distribution has its own prohibition.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/212171", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)", "evidence_quote": "(6) Any person to sell, give, or distribute, without legal authority, to any person or entity any photograph, videotape, or record, or copies thereof, of the activities of another which occur in any private place and out of public view without the consent of all persons observed; or", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(6)", "topic": "Selling or distributing a private-place recording", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "GA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ga" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_gps", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62: GPS tracker on a vehicle of a person with a protective order", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 868 (SB 10, 2022) adds to 16-11-62 an offence of clandestinely placing, or directing another to place, a GPS or other electronic monitoring device on a motor vehicle owned or leased by a person who has a protective order against the placer, without that person's consent.", "body": "Act 868 (SB 10, 2022) adds to 16-11-62 an offence of clandestinely placing, or directing another to place, a GPS or other electronic monitoring device on a motor vehicle owned or leased by a person who has a protective order against the placer, without that person's consent.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“Any person to intentionally and in a clandestine manner place, or direct someone else to place, a global positioning system monitoring device, or any other electronic monitoring device,”\n\nNote: From Act 868 (SB 10, 2021-2022 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts. Numbered (7) in Act 868; Act 846 (SB 539) in the same session numbers its new patients paragraph (7) too, so the Code's final numbering may differ.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/212171", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)", "evidence_quote": "Any person to intentionally and in a clandestine manner place, or direct someone else to place, a global positioning system monitoring device, or any other electronic monitoring device,", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62", "topic": "GPS tracker on a vehicle of a person with a protective order", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "GA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ga" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s6214", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(4): Secretly intercepting private messages", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(4): it is unlawful for any person intentionally and secretly to intercept, by any device, the contents of a message sent by telephone, telegraph, letter or any other means of private communication.", "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(4): it is unlawful for any person intentionally and secretly to intercept, by any device, the contents of a message sent by telephone, telegraph, letter or any other means of private communication.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“(4) Any person intentionally and secretly to intercept by the use of any device, instrument, or apparatus the contents of a message sent by telephone, telegraph, letter, or by any other means of private communication;”\n\nNote: From Act 846 (SB 539, 2021-2022 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/211834", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)", "evidence_quote": "(4) Any person intentionally and secretly to intercept by the use of any device, instrument, or apparatus the contents of a message sent by telephone, telegraph, letter, or by any other means of private communication;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62(4)", "topic": "Secretly intercepting private messages", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "GA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ga" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s6217", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-62: County board of health facilities: patients", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 846 (SB 539, 2022) adds to 16-11-62 a prohibition on photographing or recording, through any device and without the consent of all patients observed, the activities of patients in a facility operated by a county board of health.", "body": "Act 846 (SB 539, 2022) adds to 16-11-62 a prohibition on photographing or recording, through any device and without the consent of all patients observed, the activities of patients in a facility operated by a county board of health.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“Any person, through the use of any device, without the consent of all patients observed, to knowingly photograph or record the activities of patients which occur in a facility that is operated by a county board of health created pursuant to Code Section”\n\nNote: From Act 846 (SB 539, 2021-2022 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts. Printed as paragraph (7) in Act 846; Act 868 (SB 10) adds a different paragraph (7) in the same session, so the numbering in the current Code may differ. Only relevant to a creator who films in a health-board facility.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/211834", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)", "evidence_quote": "Any person, through the use of any device, without the consent of all patients observed, to knowingly photograph or record the activities of patients which occur in a facility that is operated by a county board of health created pursuant to Code Section", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-62", "topic": "County board of health facilities: patients", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "GA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ga" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s9096b", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-90(b): Posting nude or sexually explicit images of an adult: elements", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-90(b) (as revised by Act 207, SB 78, 2021): a person violates the section if, knowing the content and without the depicted person's consent, they transmit or post a photograph or video depicting nudity or sexually explicit conduct of an adult, including a falsely created image, when the post is harassment or causes financial loss to the depicted person and serves no legitimate purpose to that person.", "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-90(b) (as revised by Act 207, SB 78, 2021): a person violates the section if, knowing the content and without the depicted person's consent, they transmit or post a photograph or video depicting nudity or sexually explicit conduct of an adult, including a falsely created image, when the post is harassment or causes financial loss to the depicted person and serves no legitimate purpose to that person.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“(b) A person violates this Code section if he or she, knowing the content of a transmission or post, knowingly and without the consent of the depicted person: (1) Electronically transmits or posts, in one or more transmissions or posts, a photograph or video which depicts nudity or sexually explicit conduct of an adult, including a falsely created videographic or still image, when the transmission or post is harassment or causes financial loss to the depicted person, and serves no legitimate purpose to the depicted person,”\n\nNote: From Act 207 (SB 78, 2021-2022 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts. Both limbs ('harassment' or 'causes financial loss') are alternatives; paragraph (b)(2) covers causing the posting.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202255", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)", "evidence_quote": "(b) A person violates this Code section if he or she, knowing the content of a transmission or post, knowingly and without the consent of the depicted person: (1) Electronically transmits or posts, in one or more transmissions or posts, a photograph or video which depicts nudity or sexually explicit conduct of an adult, including a falsely created videographic or still image, when the transmission or post is harassment or causes financial loss to the depicted person, and serves no legitimate purpose to the depicted person,", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-90(b)", "topic": "Posting nude or sexually explicit images of an adult: elements", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "GA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ga" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s9096i", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-90(b): Interactive computer services are not liable under 16-11-90", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-90 contains a savings clause: it does not impose liability on an interactive computer service (47 U.S.C. 230(f)(2)), information service or telecommunications service for content provided by another person.", "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-90 contains a savings clause: it does not impose liability on an interactive computer service (47 U.S.C. 230(f)(2)), information service or telecommunications service for content provided by another person.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to impose liability on an interactive computer service, as such term is defined in 47 U.S.C. 230(f)(2), or an information service or telecommunications service, as such terms are defined in 47 U.S.C. 153, for content provided by another person.”\n\nNote: From Act 207 (SB 78, 2021-2022 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202255", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)", "evidence_quote": "Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to impose liability on an interactive computer service, as such term is defined in 47 U.S.C. 230(f)(2), or an information service or telecommunications service, as such terms are defined in 47 U.S.C. 153, for content provided by another person.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-90(b)", "topic": "Interactive computer services are not liable under 16-11-90", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "GA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ga" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s90c1", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-90(c)(1): Penalty for posting by other electronic means", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 16-11-90(c)(1): a violation by other electronic means is a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature; a second or subsequent violation is a felony (one to five years, fine up to $100,000, or both).", "body": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-90(c)(1): a violation by other electronic means is a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature; a second or subsequent violation is a felony (one to five years, fine up to $100,000, or both).\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“(c)(1) Any person who violates subparagraph (b)(1)(B) or (b)(2)(B) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature; provided, however, that upon a second or subsequent violation of this Code section, he or she shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one nor more than five years, a fine of not more than $100,000.00, or both.”\n\nNote: From Act 207 (SB 78, 2021-2022 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202255", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)", "evidence_quote": "(c)(1) Any person who violates subparagraph (b)(1)(B) or (b)(2)(B) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature; provided, however, that upon a second or subsequent violation of this Code section, he or she shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one nor more than five years, a fine of not more than $100,000.00, or both.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "O.C.G.A. 16-11-90(c)(1)", "topic": "Penalty for posting by other electronic means", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "GA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ga" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_hm", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 39-5-5(a)(4): 'Material harmful to minors' (online age-verification section)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] O.C.G.A. 39-5-5(a)(4) (Act 463, SB 351, 2024) defines 'material harmful to minors' by a prurient-interest standard for minors, patently offensive depictions of nipples of the female breast, pubic hair, anus, vulva, genitals, touching or any sexual act, and lack of serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for minors.", "body": "O.C.G.A. 39-5-5(a)(4) (Act 463, SB 351, 2024) defines 'material harmful to minors' by a prurient-interest standard for minors, patently offensive depictions of nipples of the female breast, pubic hair, anus, vulva, genitals, touching or any sexual act, and lack of serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for minors.\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov) actually says:\n\n“(4) 'Material harmful to minors' means: (A) Any material that the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find, taking the material as a whole and with respect to minors, is designed to appeal to, or is designed to pander to, prurient interest; (B) Any of the following materials that exploit, are devoted to, or principally consist of descriptions of actual, simulated, or animated displays or depictions of any of the following, in a manner patently offensive with respect to minors: (i) Nipple of the female breast, pubic hair, anus, vulva, or genitals; (ii) Touching, caressing, or fondling of nipples, breasts, buttocks, the anus, or genitals; or (iii) Any sexual act, including, but not limited to, sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation, excretory functions, and exhibitions of sexual acts; or (C) The material taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.”\n\nNote: From Act 463 (SB 351, 2023-2024 session) as passed; the Act prints the Code text it enacts. Closest Georgia statutory definition reached for online adult material; the Code's older obscenity definition (16-12-80) could not be read.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/229669", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly (Act of the General Assembly, www.legis.ga.gov)", "evidence_quote": "(4) 'Material harmful to minors' means: (A) Any material that the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find, taking the material as a whole and with respect to minors, is designed to appeal to, or is designed to pander to, prurient interest; (B) Any of the following materials that exploit, are devoted to, or principally consist of descriptions of actual, simulated, or animated displays or depictions of any of the following, in a manner patently offensive with respect to minors: (i) Nipple of the female breast, pubic hair, anus, vulva, or genitals; (ii) Touching, caressing, or fondling of nipples, breasts, buttocks, the anus, or genitals; or (iii) Any sexual act, including, but not limited to, sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation, excretory functions, and exhibitions of sexual acts; or (C) The material taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "O.C.G.A. 39-5-5(a)(4)", "topic": "'Material harmful to minors' (online age-verification section)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "GA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ga" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r204_georgia_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_ga_statute_anchor", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Georgia Statutes", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Georgia Statutes", "body": "Georgia Statutes\n\nWhat Georgia General Assembly actually says:\n\n“Georgia Statutes”\n\nNote: Georgia Statutes", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation", "last_verified": "2026-09-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Georgia General Assembly", "evidence_quote": "Georgia Statutes", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "204-georgia-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "Georgia Statutes", "topic": "Georgia Statutes", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Georgia", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ga" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "placeholder_quote_too_short", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }