{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-3-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-3-2","heading":"Periods excluded.","body":"The period within which a prosecution must be commenced under Code Section 17-3-1 or other applicable statute does not include any period in which:\n(1) The accused is not usually and publicly a resident within this state;\n(2) The person committing the crime is unknown or the crime is unknown;\n(3) The accused is a government officer or employee and the crime charged is theft by conversion of public property while such an officer or employee; or\n(4) The accused is a guardian or trustee and the crime charged is theft by conversion of property of the ward or beneficiary.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 3 Limitations on Prosecution"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.17.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":"c7939b4ea6eb73e27632326fa43d023f32e0ed41b7c5fd6f6b256e6dc1b44084","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-3-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-3-2.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}