Georgia § 50-15-4 - Commencement of subsequent actions.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 50-15-4 — Commencement of subsequent actions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-15-4. Commencement of subsequent actions.
After a public lawsuit is commenced, no other action relating to the same subject matter shall be commenced, and no trial court shall have jurisdiction of any such subsequent action. This provision, however, shall not diminish any right of intervention of any person or the right of any person to become a named party in a public lawsuit; and nothing herein contained shall be construed as adversely affecting the constitutional rights of any citizen or taxpayer. (Ga. L. 1969, p. 815, § 4.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-15-4 ("Commencement of subsequent actions.") 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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