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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-9-17. Legal assistance by Attorney General.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-9-17. Legal assistance by Attorney General.

It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to represent the director or designate some member of his staff to represent the director in all actions in connection with this article.

## History

Ga. L. 1978, p. 275, § 19; Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2886, § 1.