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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3)
Chapter 10 - MAGISTRATE COURTS (§§ 15-10-1 — 15-10-263)
Article 13 - TRIALS OF CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS (§§ 15-10-260 — 15-10-263)
Section 15-10-262 - Prosecutorial procedure
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GA Code § 15-10-262 (2023)
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- (a) Prosecution for misdemeanor violations authorized in this article may proceed by citation, summons, arrest, citation and arrest, or by arrest warrant as provided in Chapter 4 of Title 17, or by an accusation as provided in Code Section 17-7-71.
- (b) The solicitor-general of counties having solicitors-general, or the county attorney or another attorney designated by the county governing authority, may act as the prosecuting attorney of the magistrate court in proceedings under this article.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 684,§ 15, eff. 5/1/2012.
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