Weapons Related Georgia CodeFound In LexisNexis by searching for "16-11-161" or in the TOC under: Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES Chapter 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY Article 4 - DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES Part 4A - ENHANCED CRIMINAL PENALTIESThe code sections are all Copyright © 2012 by The State of Georgia
O.C.G.A. § 16-11-161 Consistent local laws or ordinances authorized Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit a local governing authority from adopting and enforcing laws consistent with this part relating to gangs and gang violence. Where local laws or ordinances duplicate or supplement this part, this part shall be construed as providing alternative remedies and not as preempting the field.
HISTORY: Code 1981, § 16-11-161, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 354, § 1.
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