Georgia § 49-4-168 - 3. Standard of proof; procedure; intervention by Attorney General.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 49-4-168 — 3. Standard of proof; procedure; intervention by Attorney General., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-4-168. 3. Standard of proof; procedure; intervention by Attorney General.
In any civil action brought under this article, the State of Georgia or person bringing the civil action shall be required to prove all essential elements of the cause of civil action, including damages, by a preponderance of the evidence. Except as otherwise provided in this article, all civil actions brought under this article shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 9, the "Georgia Civil Practice Act." If the Attorney General elects to intervene and proceed with a civil action brought pursuant to this article, the Attorney General may file his or her own complaint or amend the complaint of a person who has brought a civil action under this article to clarify or add detail to the claims in which the Attorney General is intervening and to add any additional claims with respect to which the State of Georgia contends it is entitled to relief. For purposes of the statute of limitations, any such pleading by the Attorney General shall relate back to the filing date of the complaint of the person who originally brought the civil action, to the extent that the claim of the State of Georgia arises out of the conduct, transactions, or occurrences set forth, or attempted to be set forth, in the original complaint by such person. (Code 1981, § 49-4-168.3 , enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 355, § 3/HB 551; Ga. L. 2012, p. 127, § 2-1/HB 822.) The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, added subsection (c).
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Section 49-4-168 ("3. Standard of proof; procedure; intervention by 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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