{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-42-12-6","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 42-12-6","heading":"Determination as to whether prisoner’s action frivolous.","body":"Upon the dismissal of a prisoner action or upon the entry of judgment in favor of the responding party, the court shall make a finding as to whether the prisoner’s action was frivolous. The court may award reasonable costs and attorney’s fees to defendants or respondents if the court finds that:\n(1) Any material allegation in the prisoner’s in forma pauperis affidavit is false; or\n(2) The action or any part of the action is malicious or frivolous as defined in Code Section 9-15-14.","path":["TITLE 42 Penal Institutions","CHAPTER 12 Prison Litigation Reform"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.42.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-10-18","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T18:59:32Z","sha256":"ffe8091cae89a9a2f8c615752b9261f3a91187d0fa91ef9e167f7de2dddd7311","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-42-12-5","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-42-12-7","notices":[{"id":"pro-ga","title":"Georgia bulk release","text":"Georgia bulk files were republished by Public.Resource.Org under a public-domain dedication. GroundRules retains enacted text and strips editorial matter.","url":"https://archive.org/details/gov.ga.ocga.2018"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}