Georgia Code, Title 51, Chapter 7, Article 3 - Malicious Prosecution

• § 51-7-40 - Right of Action for Malicious Prosecution
  A criminal prosecution which is carried on maliciously and without any probable cause and which causes damage to the person prosecuted shall give him...
• § 51-7-41 - Accrual of Right of Action
  The criminal prosecution forming the basis for an action for malicious prosecution must be ended before the right of action for malicious prosecution accrues.
• § 51-7-42 - Inquiry Before Committing Court or Magistrate As Prosecution
  For purposes of this article, an inquiry before a committing court or a magistrate shall amount to a prosecution.
• § 51-7-43 - Lack of Probable Cause Defined; Question for Jury
  Lack of probable cause shall exist when the circumstances are such as to satisfy a reasonable man that the accuser had no ground for...
• § 51-7-44 - Inference of Malice From Lack of Probable Cause; Rebuttal of Inference
  A total lack of probable cause is a circumstance from which malice may be inferred; however, the inference may be rebutted by proof.
• § 51-7-45 - Evidence in Determination of Probable Cause
  For consideration of the existence of probable cause, the evidence given during the criminal prosecution by the person accused of the malicious prosecution may...
• § 51-7-46 - Immunity of Grand Jurors From Action for Malicious Prosecution; Liability of Person Instigating Presentment
  (a) No member of a grand jury shall be subject to an action for malicious prosecution based upon a presentment made by the grand...
• § 51-7-47 - Measure of Damages
  Recovery in actions for malicious prosecution shall not be confined to the actual damage sustained by the accused but shall be regulated by the...

Last modified: October 14, 2016