{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-9-131","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-9-131","heading":"Criminal prosecution.","body":"Whenever an investigation has been conducted by the Attorney General under this article and such investigation reveals conduct which constitutes a criminal offense, the Attorney General shall have the authority to prosecute such cases or forward the results of such investigation to any other prosecuting attorney of this state who shall commence any criminal prosecution that he or she deems appropriate.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 9 Forgery and Fraudulent Practices","Article 8 Identity Fraud"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.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":"6f9667a6988cddb9b1f07186d19f9f5095298649c39c3b2c90a586622f2a3d9c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-9-130","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-9-132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}