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CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSESChapter 13 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCESArticle 2 - REGULATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Part 1 - SCHEDULES, OFFENSES, AND PENALITIES
Section 16-13-54.1 - Weight or quantity of controlled substance or marijuana not essential element of offense

Ga. Code § 16-13-54.1

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Current through 2023-2024 Legislative Session Chapter 709
Section 16-13-54.1 - Weight or quantity of controlled substance or marijuana not essential element of offense

When an offense in this part measures a controlled substance or marijuana by weight or quantity, the defendant's knowledge of such weight or quantity shall not be an essential element of the offense, and the state shall not have the burden of proving that a defendant knew the weight or quantity of the controlled substance or marijuana in order to be convicted of an offense.

OCGA § 16-13-54.1

Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 84,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2013.