2025 Georgia Codes – Page 136

(a) A person who recklessly or knowingly commits any act which may reasonably be expected to prevent or
disrupt a lawful meeting, gathering, or procession is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) This Code section shall not be construed to affect the powers delegated to counties or to municipal corpo-
rations to pass laws to punish disorderly conduct within their respective limits.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person recklessly or knowingly to commit any act which may reasonably be
expected to prevent or disrupt a session or meeting of the Senate or House of Representatives, a joint session
thereof, or any meeting of any standing or interim committee, commission, or caucus of members thereof.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, other than those persons who are exempt from the provisions of Code
Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-127.2, to enter, occupy, or remain within the state capitol building or
any building housing committee offices, committee rooms, or offices of members, officials, or employees
of the General Assembly or either house thereof while in the possession of any firearm; knife, as such term
is defined in Code Section 16-11-125.1; explosive or incendiary device or compound; bludgeon; knuckles,
whether made from metal, thermoplastic, wood, or other similar material; or any other dangerous or deadly
weapon, instrument, or device.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person purposely or recklessly and without authority of law to obstruct any
street, sidewalk, hallway, office, or other passageway in that area designated as Capitol Square by Code Sec-
tion 50-2-28 in such a manner as to render it impassable without unreasonable inconvenience or hazard or to
fail or refuse to remove such obstruction after receiving a reasonable official request or the order of a peace
officer to do so.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person willfully and knowingly to enter or to remain upon the floor of the
Senate or the floor of the House of Representatives or within any cloakroom, lobby, or anteroom adjacent to
such floor unless such person is authorized, pursuant to the rules of the Senate or House of Representatives
or pursuant to authorization given by the Senate or House of Representatives, to enter or remain upon the
floor or within such area.
(e) It shall be unlawful for any person willfully and knowingly to enter or to remain in the gallery of the Sen-
ate or the gallery of the House of Representatives in violation of rules governing admission to such gallery
adopted by the Senate or the House of Representatives or pursuant to authorization given by such body.
(f) It shall be unlawful for any person willfully and knowingly to enter or to remain in any room, chamber,
office, or hallway within the state capitol building or any building housing committee offices, committee
rooms, or offices of members, officials, or employees of the General Assembly or either house thereof with
intent to disrupt the orderly conduct of official business or to utter loud, threatening, or abusive language or
engage in any disorderly or disruptive conduct in such buildings or areas.
(g) It shall be unlawful for any person to parade, demonstrate, or picket within the state capitol building or
any building housing committee offices, committee rooms, or offices of members, officials, or employees of
the General Assembly or either house thereof with intent to disrupt the orderly conduct of official business
or to utter loud, threatening, or abusive language or engage in any disorderly or disruptive conduct in such
buildings or areas.
(h)(1) Any person violating this Code section for the first time shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) Any person violating this Code section for the second time shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high
and aggravated nature.
(3) Any person violating this Code section for the third or any subsequent time shall be guilty of a felony
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three
years.
(i) The enactment of this Code section shall not repeal any other provision of law proscribing or regulating
any conduct otherwise prohibited by this Code section.

(a) The General Assembly declares that the interest of persons in planning, participating in, and attending a
funeral or memorial service for a deceased relative or loved one without unwanted impediment, disruption,
disturbance, or interference is a substantial interest and the General Assembly further recognizes the need to
impose content neutral time, place, and manner restrictions on unwanted acts carried out with the intent to
impede, disrupt, disturb, or interfere with such funeral or memorial service.
(b) It shall be unlawful to engage in any disorderly or disruptive conduct with the intent to impede, disrupt,
disturb, or interfere with the orderly conduct of any funeral or memorial service or with the normal activities
and functions carried on in the facilities or buildings where such funeral or memorial service is taking place.
Any or all of the following shall constitute such disorderly or disruptive conduct:
(1) Displaying any visual images that convey fighting words or actual or imminent threats of harm directed
to any person or property associated with said funeral or memorial service within 500 feet of the ceremonial
site or location being used for the funeral or memorial service at any time one hour prior to, during, or one
hour after the posted time for said funeral or memorial service;
(2) Uttering loud, threatening, or abusive language or singing, chanting, whistling, or yelling with or without
noise amplification including, but not limited to, bullhorns, automobile horns, and microphones, such as
would tend to impede, disrupt, disturb, or interfere with a funeral or memorial service within 500 feet of the
ceremonial site or location being used for the funeral or memorial service;
(3) Attempting to block or blocking pedestrian or vehicular access to the ceremonial site or location being
used for a funeral or memorial service at any time one hour prior to, during, or one hour after the posted
time for said funeral or memorial service; or
(4) Conducting a public assembly, parade, demonstration, or other like event, either fixed or processional,
within 500 feet of the ceremonial site or location being used for a funeral or memorial service at any time
one hour prior to, during, or one hour after the posted time for said funeral or memorial service.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor.