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# O.C.G.A. § 35-3-2. Creation.

There is created a Georgia Bureau of Investigation which shall be a separate department and agency of state government.

## History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 3, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, §§ 1608, 1608.1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 109, § 2.