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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 51 - Torts (Chs. 1 — 16)
Chapter 7 - False Arrest, False Imprisonment, Malicious Prosecution, and Abusive Litigation (Arts. 1 — 5)
Article 3 - Malicious Prosecution (§§ 51-7-40 — 51-7-47)
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Cross references.Abusive litigation, § 51-7-80 et seq.
Law reviews.For annual survey on law of torts, see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 335 (2009).
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 51
O. C. G. A. Title 51, Ch. 7
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- § 51-7-40. Right of action for malicious prosecution
- § 51-7-41. Accrual of right of action
- § 51-7-42. Inquiry before committing court or magistrate as prosecution
- § 51-7-43. Lack of probable cause defined; question for jury
- § 51-7-44. Inference of malice from lack of probable cause; rebuttal of inference
- § 51-7-45. Evidence in determination of probable cause
- § 51-7-46. Immunity of grand jurors from action for malicious prosecution; liability of person instigating presentment
- § 51-7-47. Measure of damages
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