Georgia Code Title 16. Crimes and Offenses § 16-9-109.1

(1) “E-mail message” means a message sent to a unique destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox, commonly referred to as the “local part,” and a reference to an Internet domain, commonly referred to as the “domain part,” whether or not displayed, to which an electronic message can be sent or delivered.

(2) “Employer” includes a business entity's officers, directors, parent corporation, subsidiaries, affiliates, and other corporate entities under common ownership or control within a business enterprise.

(3) “Identifying information” means, with respect to an individual, any of the following:

(4) “Internet” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph (10) of Code Section 16-9-151.

(5) “Web page” means a location that has a single uniform resource locator or other single location with respect to the Internet.

(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person with intent to defraud, by means of a web page, e-mail message, or otherwise through use of the Internet, to solicit, request, or take any action to induce another person to provide identifying information by representing himself, herself, or itself to be a business without the authority or approval of such business.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person, with actual knowledge, conscious avoidance of actual knowledge, or willfully, to possess with intent to use in a fraudulent manner, sell, or distribute any identifying information obtained in violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(d)(1) No employer shall be held criminally liable under this Code section as a result of any actions taken:

(2) No person shall be held criminally liable under this Code section when its protected computers, computer equipment, or software product has been used by unauthorized users to violate this Code section without such person's knowledge, consent, or approval.