{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-16-58","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-16-58","heading":"Damages recoverable for unauthorized use of symbols.","body":"Any person who has given money or any other item of value to another person due in part to such person’s use of a sheriff’s office nomenclature or symbols in violation of this article may maintain a suit for damages against the violator. Where it is proven that the violation was willful, the victim shall be entitled to recover treble damages, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney’s fees.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 16 Sheriffs","Article 3 Sheriff Offices’ Nomenclature"],"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":"2dd03c4959e941361f4de4d8c9adc3a04c329cac5aadfc3664bef23f28732667","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-16-57","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-16-59"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}