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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-16-56. Injunction to restrain violation.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-16-56. Injunction to restrain violation.

Whenever there shall be an actual or threatened violation of Code Section 15-16-53 or 15-16-54, the sheriff shall have the right to apply to the superior court of the county of residence of the violator for an injunction to restrain the violation.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-16-56, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1496, § 1.