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2018 Georgia Code 16-9-40 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 16-9-40 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 16-9-40

TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Section 9. Forgery and Fraudulent Practices, 16-9-1 through 16-9-157.

ARTICLE 3 ILLEGAL USE OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTION CARDS

16-9-40. Venue determinations.

  1. In any prosecution for a violation of this article, the state is not required to establish that all of the acts constituting the crime occurred in this state or within one city, county, or local jurisdiction, and it is no defense that some of the acts constituting the crime did not occur in this state or within one city, county, or local jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided by Code Section 17-2-2, for purposes of venue, the crime defined by this Code section shall be considered as having been committed in the county where the commission of the crime commenced.
  2. In any prosecution for a violation of this article by a public official or government employee, using government funds or a financial transaction card issued to such official or government employee by or on behalf of government, the crime shall be considered to have been committed in the county in which such public official holds office or such government employee is employed.

(Code 1981, §16-9-40, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 266, § 4/HB 192.)

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 16-9-40

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In the Interest of T.b., a Child, 313 Ga. 846 (Ga. 2022).

Cited 13 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 1, 2022

...See, e.g., OCGA §§ 15-11-7 (a) (“The juvenile court shall have jurisdiction . . . to examine or investigate into the circumstances or causes of any conduct or acts of any person 17 or more years of age that may be in violation of the laws . . . .” (emphasis supplied)); 16-9-40 (a) (“In any prosecution for a violation of this article, the state is not required to establish that all of the acts constituting the crime occurred in this state or within one city, county, or local jurisdiction, and it is no defense that...