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# O.C.G.A. § 16-9-127. Authority of Attorney General.

The Attorney General shall have authority to initiate any proceedings and to exercise any power or authority in the same manner as if he or she were acting under Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, as regards violations or potential violations of this article.

## History

Code 1981, § 16-9-126, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 865, § 2; Code 1981, § 16-9-127, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2002, p. 551, § 2; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 15/SB 148.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2002, p. 551, § 2, effective May 2, 2002, redesignated the former provisions of this Code section as Code Section 16-9-128.