Georgia § 42-12-7 - 2. Number of forma pauperis actions limited.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 42-12-7 — 2. Number of forma pauperis actions limited., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-12-7. 2. Number of forma pauperis actions limited.
In no event shall a prisoner file any action in forma pauperis in any court of this state if the prisoner has, on three or more prior occasions while he or she was incarcerated or detained in any facility, filed any action in any court of this state or of the United States that was dismissed on the grounds that such action was frivolous or malicious, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury. (Code 1981, § 42-12-7.2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 847, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 42; Ga. L. 2017, p. 673, § 3-4/SB 149.) The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, near the middle, inserted "or of the United States" and deleted "subsequently" preceding "dismissed". Law reviews. - For note on 1999 enactment of this Code section, see 16 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 219 (1999).
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