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2019 Georgia Code
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 17-1-2. Maintenance of penal actions
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GA Code § 17-1-2 (2019)
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A "penal action" is an action allowed in pursuance of public justice under particular laws. If no special officer is authorized to be the plaintiff therein, the state, the Governor, the Attorney General, or the prosecuting attorney may be the plaintiff.
History:Orig. Code 1863, § 3178; Code 1868, § 3189; Code 1873, § 3254; Code 1882, § 3254; Civil Code 1895, § 4933; Civil Code 1910, § 5510; Code 1933, § 3-103.
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