2025 Georgia Codes – Page 104

(a) A person commits the offense of damaging, destroying, or secreting property to defraud another person
when he knowingly and with intent to defraud another person damages, destroys, or secretes any property of
whatever class or character, whether the property of himself or of another person.
(b) A person convicted of the offense of damaging, destroying, or secreting property to defraud another per-
son shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.

(a) In making a telephone solicitation for the purpose of the sale of goods or services or for the purpose of
seeking charitable contributions, it shall be unlawful for any person to make false statements regarding the
purpose of the solicitation, the person or persons represented by the solicitor, or the person or persons ben-
efiting from the solicitation.
(b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(a) Any person who obtains or attempts to obtain or who establishes or attempts to establish eligibility for,
and any person who knowingly or intentionally aids or abets such person in obtaining or attempting to obtain
or in establishing or attempting to establish eligibility for, any public housing or a reduction in public hous-
ing rental charges or any rent subsidy or payment from a tenant in connection with public housing to which
such person would not otherwise be entitled, by means of a false statement, failure to disclose information,
impersonation, or other fraudulent scheme or device shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) As used in this Code section, “public housing” means housing which is constructed, operated, maintained,
financed, or subsidized by the state, a county, a municipal corporation, the Georgia Housing and Finance
Authority, a housing authority, or by any other political subdivision or public corporation of the state or its
subdivisions.
(c) Notice of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be printed on the application form for public housing
and shall be displayed in the office where such application is made.