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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) No person knowingly and intentionally shall:
(1) Offer for sale, sell, barter, exchange, give, provide, or furnish alcoholic beverages to any person confined in any jail, penal institution, correctional facility, or other lawful place of confinement; or
(2) Introduce or possess any alcoholic beverages in the buildings of the Georgia War Veterans Home operated for the use and care of disabled war veterans.
(b) Nothing contained in this Code section shall prevent or prohibit:
(1) The administration of alcohol by the staff of the institutions provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section to any prisoner, patient, or lawful inmate in strict compliance with the prescription of a licensed physician; or
(2) The staff members of the Georgia War Veterans Home who maintain their domicile on the grounds of such institution from possessing alcoholic beverages for their own consumption or for that of their families or persons invited to their homes, except patients or lawful inmates of such institution.
(c) No person shall knowingly allow any other person to violate this Code section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 3. Alcoholic Beverages § 3-3-25 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-3-alcoholic-beverages/ga-code-sect-3-3-25/
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