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O.C.G.A. § 21-5-7

Initiation of complaints

Known as the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Act

The act spans §§ 21–21 (45 sections).

Code 1981, § 21-5-7, enacted by Ga

The commission shall not initiate any investigation or inquiry into any matter under its jurisdiction based upon the complaint of any person, including a staff attorney employed by the commission, unless that person or staff attorney shall produce the same in writing and verify the same under oath to the best information, knowledge, and belief of such person, the falsification of which shall be punishable as

false swearing under Code Section 16-10-71. The person against whom any complaint is made shall be furnished by hand delivery or statutory overnight delivery or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of the complaint by the commission within two business days of

the commission’s receipt of such complaint and prior to any other public

dissemination of such complaint.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.