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title: O.C.G.A. § 51-7-42. Inquiry before committing court or magistrate as prosecution.
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# O.C.G.A. § 51-7-42. Inquiry before committing court or magistrate as prosecution.

For purposes of this article, an inquiry before a committing court or a magistrate shall amount to a prosecution.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2930; Code 1868, § 2937; Code 1873, § 2988; Code 1882, § 2988; Civil Code 1895, § 3849; Civil Code 1910, § 4445; Code 1933, § 105-805; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 4-1.