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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-9-79.3. Indemnification not to be awarded when penal violation caused or contributed to death or disability.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-9-79.3. Indemnification not to be awarded when penal violation caused or contributed to death or disability.

No indemnification shall be awarded to any person otherwise entitled thereto who violates a penal law of this state if such violation caused or contributed to the death or disability of the person.

## History

Code 1981, § 45-9-79.3, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 768, § 2.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, Code Section 45-9-109.3, as enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 768, § 2, was redesignated as Code Section 45-9-79.3.