O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 7-1-917 (2019)

Venue for the offense of money laundering

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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In a prosecution under this article, when a currency transaction involves the movement or transfer of digital or electronic money or currency held in an account at a financial institution while knowing the moneys involved in a currency transaction represent the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, the crime shall be considered as having been committed:

(1) In any county in which the accused exercised control over such digital or electronic money or currency which was the subject of the transaction;

(2) In any county in which any act was performed in furtherance of such transaction; or

(3) In any county in which an alleged victim resides.

History

Code 1981, § 7-1-917, enacted by Ga. L. 2023, p. 634, § 1/HB 219, effective July 1, 2023. Effective date. This Code section became effective July 1, 2023.

Annotations

Cross references. Racketeer and Corrupt Influences Act, § 16-4-1 et seq.

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