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Georgia Code Title 35. Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies § 35-3-164

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(a) Any person who, without authority, disseminates information contained in the data bank shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.  Any person who disseminates, receives, or otherwise uses or attempts to so use information in the data bank, knowing that such dissemination, receipt, or use is for a purpose other than as authorized by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

(b) Except for purposes of law enforcement or as authorized by this article, any person who, for purposes of having DNA analysis performed, obtains or attempts to obtain any sample submitted to the division for analysis shall be guilty of a felony.

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