{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-35-3-106","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 35-3-106","heading":"Civil penalties.","body":"In addition to any other relief or sanction for a violation of Code Section 35-3-102 or 35-3-103, where the violation is willful, the director shall be entitled to collect a civil penalty in the amount of $500.00 for each violation. Further, when there is a finding of willful violation, the director shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees for bringing any action against the violator. The director shall be entitled to seek civil sanctions in the Superior Court of Fulton County or in the county of residence of the violator.","path":["TITLE 35 Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies","CHAPTER 3 Georgia Bureau of Investigation","Article 5 Georgia Bureau of Investigation Nomenclature"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.35.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":"11933d80d5f36ec38175c3231ff921500e87e836a317328e07bce8844b1bb3fb","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-35-3-105","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-35-3-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}