Georgia § 45-15-11 - Notification of Attorney General prior to presenting indictment to grand jury charging state officials.
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§ 45-15-11. Notification of Attorney General prior to presenting indictment to grand jury charging state officials.
Before an indictment charging any state official with violating subsection (b) of Code Section 45-11-4 is presented to a grand jury, the district attorney of the county where the grand jury will convene shall notify the Attorney General of such contemplated action. (Ga. L. 1943, p. 284, § 7; Ga. L. 2001, p. 487, § 4.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2001, p. 487, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Corruption Prevention Act.'" Ga. L. 2001, p. 487, § 6, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of the Act shall apply to crimes committed before, on, and after April 20, 2001. Law reviews. - For article, "Georgia Local Government Officials and the Grand Jury," see 26 Ga. St. B.J. 50 (1989). For article, "Local Government Law," see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 389 (2001).
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