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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-14-13. Venue for civil or criminal actions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-14-13. Venue for civil or criminal actions.

For the purposes of venue for any civil or criminal action under this chapter, any violation of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order promulgated under this chapter shall be considered to have been committed in any county in which any act was performed in furtherance of the transaction which violated this chapter, in the county of any violator’s principal place of business in this state, in the county of the cemetery’s or preneed dealer’s or burial or funeral merchandise dealer’s location or residence in this state, and in any county in which any violator had control or possession of any proceeds of said violation or of any books, records, documents, or other material or objects which were used in furtherance of said violation.

## History

Code 1981, § 44-3-138, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1508, § 1; Code 1981, § 10-14-13, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 882, § 1.