2025 Georgia Codes – Page 54

proscribe loitering and related activities
Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any county or municipality from adopting ordinances which
proscribe loitering or related activities in public for the purpose of procuring others to engage in any sexual
acts for hire.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term “law enforcement unit” means any agency, organ, or department
of this state, or a subdivision or municipality thereof, whose primary functions include the enforcement of
criminal or traffic laws; the preservation of public order; the protection of life and property; or the preven-
tion, detection, or investigation of crime. Such term shall also include the Department of Corrections, the
Department of Community Supervision, and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles.
(b) Any person who knows or reasonably believes that a sexual offender, as defined in Code Section 42-1-12,
is not complying, or has not complied, with the requirements of Code Section 42-1-12 and who, with the
intent to assist such sexual offender in eluding a law enforcement unit that is seeking such sexual offender
to question him or her about, or to arrest him or her for, his or her noncompliance with the requirements of
Code Section 42-1-12:
(1) Harbors, attempts to harbor, or assists another person in harboring or attempting to harbor such sexual
offender;
(2) Conceals, attempts to conceal, or assists another person in concealing or attempting to conceal such
sexual offender; or
(3) Provides information to the law enforcement unit regarding such sexual offender which the person knows
to be false information commits a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five nor
more than 20 years.
Chapter 7
Damage to and Intrusion Upon Property