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(Code 1981, §10-13A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 829, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 528, § 3/HB 899.)
- Ga. L. 2016, p. 528, § 3/HB 899, effective July 1, 2016, reenacted this Code section without change.
- Validity, construction, application, and effect of master settlement agreement (MSA) between tobacco companies and various states, and state statutes implementing agreement; use and distribution of MSA proceeds, 25 A.L.R.6th 435.