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2020 Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 5 - Crimes Against the Person
Article 8 - Protection of Elder Persons
§ 16-5-104. Venue

Universal Citation:
GA Code § 16-5-104 (2020)
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For the purpose of venue under this article, any violation of this article shall be considered to have been committed:

  1. In any county in which any act was performed in furtherance of the violation; or
  2. In any county in which any alleged victim resides.

(Code 1981, §16-5-104, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 598, § 1-3/HB 72.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2015, p. 598, § 1-3/HB 72, effective July 1, 2015, redesignated former Code Section 16-5-104 as present Code Section 16-5-105.

Law reviews.

- For article on the 2015 enactment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 63 (2015).

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