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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-13-34. Treble costs against plaintiffs.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-13-34. Treble costs against plaintiffs.

When an action based on Code Sections 15-13-30 through 15-13-33 is brought against a public official and a judgment is rendered in favor of the official, the person who brought the action shall pay three times the ordinary costs.

## History

Laws 1792, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 357; Code 1863, § 3633; Code 1868, § 3658; Code 1873, § 3709; Code 1882, § 3709; Civil Code 1895, § 5412; Civil Code 1910, § 6011; Code 1933, § 24-305.