For purposes of this article, an inquiry before a committing court or a magistrate shall amount to a prosecution.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 2930; Code 1868, § 2937; Code 1873, § 2988; Code 1882, § 2988; Civil Code 1895, § 3849; Civil Code 1910, § 4445; Code 1933, § 105-805; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 4-1.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 52 Am. Jur. 2d, Malicious Prosecution, § 7 et seq.
C.J.S.- 54 C.J.S., Malicious Prosecution, §§ 9et seq., 59 et seq.
ALR.
- Malicious prosecution predicated upon prosecution, institution, or instigation of administrative proceedings, 143 A.L.R. 157.