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title: O.C.G.A. § 7-1-709.1. No limitation on common law liability or state prosecution.
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# O.C.G.A. § 7-1-709.1. No limitation on common law liability or state prosecution.

Nothing in this article shall limit any statutory or common law right of any person to bring any action in any court for any act involved in cashing payment instruments or the right of the state to punish any person for any violation of any law.

## History

Code 1981, § 7-1-709.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 251, § 2/HB 982.