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O.C.G.A. § 7-1-917

Venue for the offense of money laundering

Code 1981, § 7-1-917, enacted by Ga

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.

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.