{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-7-72","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-7-72","heading":"Jurisdiction of probate courts to try certain drug and alcohol offenses.","body":"In probate courts which have jurisdiction over misdemeanor possession of marijuana in accordance with Code Sections 16-13-2 and 16-13-30 and certain misdemeanor violations of Code Section 3-3-23 pursuant to Code Section 15-9-30.6, the following offenses may be tried upon a summons or citation without an accusation:\n(1) Possession of one ounce or less of marijuana, in accordance with Code Sections 16-13-2 and 16-13-30; and\n(2) Any violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 3-3-23 which is punishable as a misdemeanor, but not violations punishable as high and aggravated misdemeanors.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 7 Pretrial Proceedings","Article 4 Accusations"],"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":"d6b26d3a7af556e3885dd44595a3795b45825838fc1d809edb797f489ce4bba6","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-7-71","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-7-73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}