GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 15. COURTS |
Chapter 10. MAGISTRATE COURTS |
Article 13. TRIALS OF CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS |
Section 15-10-262. Prosecutorial procedure
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- (a) Prosecution for misdemeanor violations authorized in this article may proceed by citation, summons, arrest, citation and arrest, or by arrest warrant as provided in Chapter 4 of Title 17, or by an accusation as provided in Code Section 17-7-71.
(b) The solicitor-general of counties having solicitors-general, or the county attorney or another attorney designated by the county governing authority, may act as the prosecuting attorney of the magistrate court in proceedings under this article.
Code 1981, § 15-10-262, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1155, § 3; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 15/HB 942.