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Georgia · Snapshot Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17

O.C.G.A. § 51-7-40: Right of action for malicious prosecution.

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  1. TITLE 51 Torts
  2. CHAPTER 7 False Arrest, False Imprisonment, Malicious Prosecution, and Abusive Litigation
  3. Article 3 Malicious Prosecution

A criminal prosecution which is carried on maliciously and without any probable cause and which causes damage to the person prosecuted shall give him a cause of action.

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