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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-15-10. Attorney General authorized to prosecute for violations while dealing with or for state; assistance by state court prosecuting officers; commencement of civil forfeiture proceedings; investigation and prosecution of violations of immigration compliance reports.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-15-10. Attorney General authorized to prosecute for violations while dealing with or for state; assistance by state court prosecuting officers; commencement of civil forfeiture proceedings; investigation and prosecution of violations of immigration compliance reports.

The Attorney General, as the head of the Department of Law and the chief legal officer of the state, is authorized to:

(1) Prosecute in the criminal courts of this state any official, person, firm, or corporation which violates any criminal statute while dealing with or for the state or any official, employee, department, agency, board, bureau, commission, institution, or appointee thereof;

(2) Call upon the district attorney or the prosecuting officer of any state court to assist in or to conduct such prosecution; and, when so requested by the Attorney General, it shall be the duty of any such district attorney or prosecuting officer of this state to assist in or to conduct such prosecution for and on behalf of the Attorney General and the state;

(3) Commence civil forfeiture proceedings, as such term is defined in Code Section 9-16-2, pursuant to Code Section 16-14-7 whenever he or she is authorized to prosecute a case pursuant to this Code section;

(4) Investigate and prosecute violations of Code Sections 36-80-23, 42-4-14, and 42-4-16; and

(5) Investigate failure to comply with Code Sections 35-1-17, 42-1-11.4, 42-1-11.5, and 50-36-4.

## History

Ga. L. 1943, p. 284, § 6; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 45; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-26/HB 233; Ga. L. 2024, p. 491, § 11/HB 1105, effective May 1, 2024.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2024, p. 491, § 1/HB 1105, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024.’”

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2024 amendment of this Code section, see 41 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 71 (2024).

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective May 1, 2024, redesignated the existing provisions of this Code section as the introductory language and paragraphs (1) through (3); added a colon at the end of the introductory language; deleted “and the Attorney General is authorized to” from the end of paragraph (1); substituted a semicolon for “. The Attorney General shall be authorized to” at the end of paragraph (2); added a semicolon at the end of paragraph (3); and added paragraphs (4) and (5).