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is it illegal to publish someone else's bank statement with out thier consent

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Georgia code has nothing specifically criminalizing the publication of a person's bank statement without consent. There are federal and state laws under the Financial Privacy Laws which prohibit a financial institution/lender to disclose publish or disclose financial information without the owner's consent, but this does not regulate the actions of a private person.

The owner of the bank statement does have the right to file a tort/civil cause of action under an invasion of privacy; and request damages resulting from the publication. It is possible that your local county may specifically criminalize this, so you should contact your local District Attorney to verify this information.

You can review the GA penal code for verification here. (scroll down to Title 16 crimes and offenses).

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Reply to Lawyer, Broker 's Post: ok, but what if this is a person, not a bank or anything that has illegally obtained a copy of my bank statement and published it on the internet for anyone to view, complete with accounty numbers and so forth

Thank you for your response.

As I stated in my answer I did not see anything criminalizing this act by a private person but there is a privacy cause of action.

Could you tell me what was the motive for this person to do this?

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ex girl friend

Can you tell me why she wanted to do this? In retaliation, as a way to harass? Can you tell me the motive? If you know?

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basically, because I went to a strip club for a bachelors party, and she wants to show people how much money I spent there, so she has threatened me with emailing it to my friends and family

Thank you for your response. Sorry for the delay, I was researching the Georgia Codes to see what could apply. Again I did not find any laws which would control this act specifically. However, since she has taken your private information for her own use against your consent or under a lawful purpose you can press charges under theft by taking. Below is the code section for your review.

TITLE 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES
CHAPTER 8. OFFENSES INVOLVING THEFT
ARTICLE 1. THEFT
O.C.G.A. § 16-8-2 (2006)
§ 16-8-2. Theft by taking

A person commits the offense of theft by taking when he unlawfully takes or, being in lawful possession thereof, unlawfully appropriates any property of another with the intention of depriving him of the property, regardless of the manner in which the property is taken or appropriated.

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