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O.C.G.A. § 40-12-3: Motor Vehicles and Traffic — O.C.G.A. § 40-12-3
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes where lawsuits involving nonresident motorists and highway accidents must be filed in Georgia. Resident plaintiffs may sue in their home county or where the accident occurred; nonresident plaintiffs must sue where the accident occurred.
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