{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-26-2-41","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 26-2-41","heading":"Prosecution of violations; notice to defendant prior to institution of criminal proceeding.","body":"It shall be the duty of each prosecuting attorney to whom the Commissioner reports any violation of this article to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the appropriate court without delay and to prosecute the same in the manner provided by law. Before any violation of this article is reported to any prosecuting attorney for the institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom such proceeding is contemplated shall be given appropriate notice and an opportunity to present his views before the Commissioner or his designated agent orally or in writing, in person, or by attorney, with regard to such contemplated proceedings.","path":["TITLE 26 Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics","CHAPTER 2 Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food","Article 2 Adulteration and Misbranding of Food"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.26.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":"28d02fd49b58d93c6e7c6d7000914d5a7e874e46ade10f3a086a489f29ebbc2c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-26-2-40","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-26-2-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}