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What Is the Fine for Speeding in Georgia? Georgia law caps the fine for a first speeding offense on a sliding scale. It runs from no fine at all at 5 MPH over to $500 at 24 to 33 MPH over. The court that hears your case sets the actual figure within that cap. Court…

What Georgia Law Says About Expired Registration Tags Expired registration tags mean the annual registration period for a vehicle has lapsed. The decals on the license plate are no longer current. Driving with expired registration tags in Georgia violates motor vehicle registration requirements. This law requires every motor vehicle on public roads to carry valid…

What Is Financial Transaction Card Fraud in Georgia? Financial transaction card fraud is the unauthorized use of a credit or debit card. It also covers use of the account information alone. The aim is to obtain money, goods, services, or anything else of value. Georgia law treats this offense seriously, and a conviction can carry…

Is It Theft When Someone Refuses to Return Your Property? Yes. If someone refuses to return your property, it can constitute theft under Georgia law. The most common charge is theft by conversion. This applies when a person lawfully receives property and then refuses to give it back. In other situations, theft by taking may…

Can a Georgia DUI Lead to Deportation? A first-offense DUI under Georgia law is a misdemeanor. On its own, it does not make a non-citizen removable as a rule. But the answer turns on more than the charge. Your status matters. How the case ends matters. Any other charges filed with it matter too. Georgia…

What Criminal Damage to Property Means in Georgia Criminal damage to property is Georgia's offense for knowingly damaging or interfering with property that belongs to someone else. Georgia grades the offense in two degrees. Both degrees are felonies, which makes this charge more serious than most people expect. People often arrive at this topic using…

What Counts as Stalking Under Georgia Law Georgia stalking laws make it a crime to follow another person, place them under surveillance, or contact them without consent. The conduct must be done for the purpose of harassing and intimidating that person. The offense of stalking is set out at O.C.G.A. § 16-5-90. A charge generally…

How Georgia Probation Tests for Alcohol What kind of drug test does probation use for alcohol? Not the standard five-panel or ten-panel drug screen. These panels look for drugs, not alcohol. Ethanol clears the body within hours, so they will not catch drinking. Georgia supervision officers use alcohol-specific methods instead. The alcohol test for probation…

What an EtG Test Is and What It Measures An EtG test is a laboratory test that looks for ethyl glucuronide, a direct metabolite the liver produces when the body processes beverage alcohol. It detects recent alcohol exposure, not current impairment. In plain terms, it answers one question: did this person drink recently? It never…

Typical Fine Amounts for a Disorderly Conduct Ticket in Georgia If you are asking how much is a disorderly conduct ticket in Georgia, the honest answer is that there is no fixed price. Georgia treats disorderly conduct as a misdemeanor criminal charge, not a payable traffic-style citation like a window tint ticket that you settle…