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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-10-262. Prosecutorial procedure.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-10-262. Prosecutorial procedure.

(a) Prosecution for misdemeanor violations authorized in this article may proceed by citation, summons, arrest, citation and arrest, or by arrest warrant as provided in Chapter 4 of Title 17, or by an accusation as provided in Code Section 17-7-71.

(b) The solicitor-general of counties having solicitors-general, or the county attorney or another attorney designated by the county governing authority, may act as the prosecuting attorney of the magistrate court in proceedings under this article.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-10-262, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1155, § 3; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 15/HB 942.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Should Georgia Change Its Misdemeanor Arrest Laws to Authorize Issuing More Field Citations? Can Alternative Arrest Process Help Alleviate Georgia’s Jail Overcrowd-ing and Reduce the Time Arresting Officers Expend Processing Nontraffic Misdemeanor Offenses?,’’ see 22 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 313 (2005).