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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-20-3. Effect of failure to comply with requirements of this chapter.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-20-3. Effect of failure to comply with requirements of this chapter.

The court may consider the failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter with respect to any challenge to an identification; provided, however, that such failure shall not mandate the exclusion of identification evidence.

## History

Code 1981, § 17-20-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 1046, § 4/SB 94.