Georgia Statutes
§ 17-2-2 — Venue generally
Georgia § 17-2-2
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title17
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 17-2-2 (2026).
Text
(a)In general. Criminal actions shall be tried in the county where the crime was committed, except as otherwise provided by law.
(b)Crime committed on boundary line of two counties. If a crime is committed on, or immediately adjacent to, the boundary line between two counties, the crime shall be considered as having been committed in either county.
(c)Criminal homicide. Criminal homicide shall be considered as having been committed in the county in which the cause of death was inflicted. If it cannot be determined in which county the cause of death was inflicted, it shall be considered that it was inflicted in the county in which the death occurred. If a dead body is discovered in this state and it cannot be readily determined in what county the cause of death was inflicted, it shall be
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Georgia § 17-2-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/17-2-2.