{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-5-8","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 51-5-8","heading":"Absolute privilege of allegations in pleadings.","body":"All charges, allegations, and averments contained in regular pleadings filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, which are pertinent and material to the relief sought, whether legally sufficient to obtain it or not, are privileged. However false and malicious such charges, allegations, and averments may be, they shall not be deemed libelous.","path":["TITLE 51 Torts","CHAPTER 5 Libel and Slander"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.51.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":"2026-09-17T19:00:17Z","sha256":"a6cffaeef4791892d95fd5ae3ff9b8bf4a7663103ebdf598a59fd1ddcc85d10a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-5-7","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-5-9","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."}