Senator HEMBREE proposed the following amendment (3094R029.KMM.GH):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered new SECTION to read:

/SECTION__. Section 16-23-50(A)( 1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-23-50. (A)(1) A person, including a dealer, who violates the provisions of this article, except Section 16-23-20, for a first offense is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. For a second offense, the person is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. For a third or subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than fifteen years, or both." /