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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-1-857. Complaints, inquiries, investigations, and corrective action.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-1-857. Complaints, inquiries, investigations, and corrective action.

The Attorney General shall receive all complaints under this article. He or she shall refer all complaints or inquiries concerning conduct specifically approved or prohibited by the Secretary of State, Department of Agriculture, Commissioner of Insurance, Public Service Commission, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Banking and Finance, or other appropriate agency or official of this state to that agency or official for initial investigation and corrective action other than litigation.

## History

Code 1981, § 10-1-857, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1092, § 2; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 10/SB 148.