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2018 Georgia Code 23-3-126 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 23-3-126 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 23-3-126

TITLE 23 EQUITY

Section 3. Equitable Remedies And Proceedings Generally, 23-3-1 through 23-3-127.

ARTICLE 6 TAXPAYER PROTECTION AGAINST FALSE CLAIMS

23-3-126. Remedies nonexclusive; construction of provisions.

  1. The provisions of this article shall not be deemed exclusive, and the remedies provided for in this article shall be in addition to any other remedies provided for in any other law or available under common law.
  2. This article shall be broadly construed and applied to promote the public's interest in combating fraud and false claims directed at the public's funds.

(Code 1981, §23-3-126, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 127, § 1-2/HB 822.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section § 28-9-5, in 2012, "This article" was substituted for "This Act" in subsection (b).

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 23-3-126

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McKinney v. Fuciarelli, 298 Ga. 873 (Ga. 2016).

Cited 6 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Apr 26, 2016 | 785 S.E.2d 861

...legislature simply used the federal law as a template and purposefully added the Attorney General approval requirement. Finally, Fuciarelli posits that, when coupled with the plain language of the TPAFCA, the broad construction provision of the Act, OCGA § 23-3-126 (b), supports the conclusion that the legislature used the phrase “civil actions under 4 We note, too, that Georgia law affords public employee whistleblowers like Fuciarelli an alternative remedy, OCGA § 45-1-4, whic...