2025 Georgia Codes – Page 102

(a) A person who is subject to the punishment and penalties of this subsection shall be fined not more than
$1,000.00 or imprisoned not less than one year nor more than two years, or both.
(b) A person subject to punishment under this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by
a fine of not more than $5,000.00 or imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than three years, or
both.

(a) As used in this Code section, “publish” means the communication or dissemination of information to any
one or more persons either orally, in person, by telephone, radio or television, or in a writing of any kind,
including without limitation a letter, memorandum, circular, handbill, newspaper or magazine article, or
book.
(b) A person who publishes the number or code of any existing, canceled, revoked, or nonexistent telephone
number, credit number, or other credit device, or method of numbering or coding which is employed in the
issuance of telephone numbers, credit numbers, or other credit devices with knowledge or reason to believe
that it may be used to avoid the payment of any lawful telephone or telegraph toll charge under circumstanc-
es evidencing an intent to have such telephone number, credit number, credit device, or method of number-
ing or coding so used shall be punished as provided in subsection (a) of Code Section 16-9-38.
(c) An offense under this Code section may be deemed to have been committed at either the place at which
the publication was initiated, at which publication was received, or at which the information so published
was utilized to avoid or attempt to avoid payment of any lawful telephone or telegraph charge.