{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-10-262","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-10-262","heading":"Prosecutorial procedure.","body":"(a) Prosecution for misdemeanor violations authorized in this article may proceed by citation, summons, arrest, citation and arrest, or by arrest warrant as provided in Chapter 4 of Title 17, or by an accusation as provided in Code Section 17-7-71.\n(b) The solicitor-general of counties having solicitors-general, or the county attorney or another attorney designated by the county governing authority, may act as the prosecuting attorney of the magistrate court in proceedings under this article.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 10 Magistrate Courts","Article 13 Trials of Certain Misdemeanors"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.15.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"d90a3ba3fcd0e1ba55e229e6eaf6057041383a4539066d5bba1e205754b96777","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-10-261","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-10-263"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}