Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 51. TORTS · Chapter 7. FALSE ARREST, FALSE IMPRISONMENT, MALICIOUS PROSECUTION, AND ABUSIVE LITIGATION · Article 5. ABUSIVE LITIGATION

51-7-85. Exclusive remedy.

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On and after April 3, 1989, no claim other than as provided in this article or in Code Section 9-15-14 shall be allowed, whether statutory or common law, for the torts of malicious use of civil proceedings, malicious abuse of civil process, nor abusive litigation, provided that claims filed prior to such date shall not be affected. This article is the exclusive remedy for abusive litigation.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 51-7-85, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 408, § 2.

Code Commission notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1989, ‘‘April 3, 1989’’ was substituted for ‘‘the effective date of this article’’ near the beginning of the Code section.

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