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The Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act is a law in the U.S. state of Georgia that makes a form of racketeering a felony. [1] Originally passed on March 20, 1980, it is known for being broader than the corresponding federal law, such as not requiring a monetary profit to have been made via the action for it to be a crime.
Conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Murder (2), Armed robbery (4), Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (4), Possession of firearm during commission of a felony (7), Theft by receiving stolen property (2), Violation of the Georgia controlled substances act (3), Possession of a firearm by convicted ...
The Georgia law contains a list of 40 state crimes or acts that together can be classified as "racketeering schemes". It is broader than the federal law in that attempting, soliciting, coercing, and intimidating another person to commit any of the offenses can also be considered organized crime.
The House on Thursday passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of theft, as Republicans seized on the recent death of a nursing ...
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House Republicans have passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of theft, seizing on the recent death of Laken, a nursing ...
Thus, the court found that "the annotations in the OCGA, while not having the force of law, are part and parcel of the law. They are so enmeshed with Georgia's law as to be inextricable... They are therefore uncopyrightable". [13] The state assembly of Georgia appealed this decision to the United States Supreme Court.
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