Georgia § 2-8-103 - Duties of Attorney General.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 2-8-103 — Duties of Attorney General., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-8-103. Duties of Attorney General.
The Attorney General of this state shall represent the commission in legal matters and shall be the attorney for the commission. The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the commission, bring an action in the superior court in the name of the commission for civil penalties or for injunctive relief, including specific performance of any obligation imposed by a marketing order or any rule or regulation issued under this article, or both, against any person violating any provisions of this article or of any marketing order or any rule or regulation duly issued by the commission under this article. It shall not be necessary in such event to allege or prove lack of an adequate remedy at law. (Code 1981, § 2-8-103 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 74, § 1/HB 298.)
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Section 2-8-103 ("Duties of Attorney General.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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