{"id":1191,"date":"2025-12-27T21:26:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T02:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.georgiacriminaldefense.com\/blog\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:49:12","slug":"georgia-simple-battery-law-ocga-16-5-23-criminal-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.georgiacriminaldefense.com\/blog\/georgia-simple-battery-law-ocga-16-5-23-criminal-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Simple Battery Law | OCGA 16\u20115\u201123 Charges & Penalties"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Larry Kohn<\/a>, award-winning Atlanta criminal defense lawyer since 1998 and an experienced simple battery lawyer and Cory Yager, ex-cop turned criminal defense attorney defending criminal charges since 2007<\/p>\n

Under OCGA 16\u20115\u201123, a simple battery in Georgia means making physical contact that is insulting, provoking, or causes visible bodily harm. This guide explains Georgia simple battery penalties, what happens on a first offense, and ways an experienced criminal defense attorney can fight a simple battery charge in GA.<\/p>\n

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\nOften, a phone call to our office is for a family member of our client, seeking to obtain a bond for a simple battery (or similar) family violence case. In rare occasions, one of our attorneys must make a jail visit, but typically, the potential client has bonded out of jail.<\/p>\n

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By: Larry Kohn, award-winning Atlanta criminal defense lawyer since 1998 and an experienced simple battery lawyer and Cory Yager, ex-cop turned criminal defense attorney defending criminal charges since 2007 Under OCGA 16\u20115\u201123, a simple battery in Georgia means making physical contact that is insulting, provoking, or causes visible bodily harm. This guide explains Georgia simple […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-battery","category-criminal-defense"],"yoast_head":"\nGeorgia Simple Battery Law | OCGA 16\u20115\u201123 Charges & Penalties<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Charged with simple battery in Georgia? 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