2025 Georgia Codes – Page 137

(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) “Chief administrative officer,” in the case of a public school, means the principal of the school or an offi-
cer designated by the superintendent or board of education having jurisdiction of the school to be the officer
in charge of the public school.
(2) “Chief administrative officer,” in the case of a unit of the university system, means the president of the
unit of the university system or the officer designated by the Board of Regents of the University System of
Georgia to administer and be the officer in charge of a campus or other facility of a unit of the university
system.
(3) “Public school” means any school under the control and management of a county, independent, or area
board of education supported by public funds and any school under the control and management of the
State Board of Education or department or agency thereof supported by public funds.
(4) “Unit of the university system” means any college or university under the government, control, and man-
agement of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
(b) In any case in which a person who is not a student or officer or employee of a unit of the university sys-
tem or of a public school and who is not required by his or her employment to be on the campus or any other
facility of any such unit or of any public school enters the campus or facility, and it reasonably appears to the
chief administrative officer of the campus or facility, or to any officer or employee designated by him or her
to maintain order on the campus or facility, that such person is committing any act likely to interfere with the
peaceful conduct of the activities of the campus or facility, or has entered the campus or facility for the pur-
pose of committing any such act, the chief administrative officer or the officers or employees designated by
him or her to maintain order on the campus or facility may direct the person to leave the campus or facility,
and, if the person fails to do so, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

(e)(1) If an individual owns or leases real property and resides on such property and a child care facil-
ity, church, school, or area where minors congregate thereafter locates itself within 1,000 feet of such
property, or if an individual has established employment at a location and a child care facility, church, or
school thereafter locates itself within 1,000 feet of such employment, or if a sexual predator has estab-
lished employment and an area where minors congregate thereafter locates itself within 1,000 feet of such
employment, such individual shall not be guilty of a violation of subsection (b) or (c) of this Code section,
as applicable, if such individual successfully complies with subsection (f) of this Code section.
(2) An individual owning or leasing real property and residing on such property or being employed within
1,000 feet of a prohibited location, as specified in subsection (b) or (c) of this Code section, shall not be
guilty of a violation of this Code section if such individual had established such property ownership, lease-
hold, or employment prior to July 1, 2006, and such individual successfully complies with subsection (f) of
this Code section.
(f)(1) If an individual is notified that he or she is in violation of subsection (b) or (c) of this Code section, and
if such individual claims that he or she is exempt from such prohibition pursuant to subsection (e) of this
Code section, such individual shall provide sufficient proof demonstrating his or her exemption to the sher-
iff of the county where the individual is registered within ten days of being notified of any such violation.
(2) For purposes of providing proof of residence, the individual may provide a driver’s license, government
issued identification, or any other documentation evidencing where the individual’s habitation is fixed. For
purposes of providing proof of property ownership, the individual shall provide a copy of his or her war-
ranty deed, quitclaim deed, or voluntary deed, or other documentation evidencing property ownership.
(3) For purposes of providing proof of a leasehold, the individual shall provide a copy of the applicable lease
agreement. Leasehold exemptions shall only be for the duration of the executed lease.
(4) For purposes of providing proof of employment, the individual may provide an Internal Revenue Service
Form W-2, a pay check, or a notarized verification of employment from the individual’s employer, or other
documentation evidencing employment. Such employment documentation shall evidence the location in
which such individual actually carries out or performs the functions of his or her job.
(5) Documentation provided pursuant to this subsection may be required to be date specific, depending upon
the individual’s exemption claim.
(g) Any individual who knowingly violates this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished
by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 30 years.
(h) Nothing in this Code section shall create, either directly or indirectly, any civil cause of action against or
result in criminal prosecution of any person, firm, corporation, partnership, trust, or association other than an
individual required to be registered under Code Section 42-1-12.