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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-3-9. Venue.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-3-9. Venue.

Except as provided in Code Section 44-3-6, for the purposes of venue for any civil or criminal action under this article, any violation of this article or of any rule, regulation, or order promulgated under this article shall be considered to have been committed in any county in which any act was performed in furtherance of the transaction which violated the article, in the county of any violator’s principal place of business, and in any county in which any violator had control or possession of any proceeds of said violation or of any books, records, documents, or other material or objects which were used in furtherance of said violation.

## History

Code 1981, § 44-3-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1431, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 606, § 1; Code 1981, § 44-3-9, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1995, p. 993, § 1.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1995, p. 993, § 1, renumbered former Code Section 44-3-9 as present Code Section 44-3-6. Former Code Section 44-3-9 related to order of commission prohibiting act, practice, or transaction in violation of article; injunctive relief; criminal proceedings; and penalty for failure to pay registration and inspection fees.