All actions by informers to recover any fine, forfeiture, or penalty shall be commenced within one year from the time the defendant’s liability thereto is discovered or by reasonable diligence could have been discovered.
History. Laws 1767, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 563; Code 1863, § 2866; Code 1868, § 2874; Code 1873, § 2925; Code 1882, § 2925; Civil Code 1895, § 3776; Civil Code 1910, § 4370; Code 1933, § 3-714.
Cross references.
Determination of precedence of actions by informers to recover fine, forfeiture, or penalty, § 9-2-47 .
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - Limitations of Actions
Article 2 - Specific Periods of Limitation
§ 9-3-20. Actions on Foreign Judgments
§ 9-3-24. Actions on Simple Written Contracts; Exceptions
§ 9-3-25. Open Accounts; Breach of Certain Contracts; Implied Promise; Exception
§ 9-3-26. Other Actions on Contracts; Exception
§ 9-3-27. Actions Against Fiduciaries
§ 9-3-28. Actions by Informers
§ 9-3-29. Breach of Restrictive Covenant
§ 9-3-30. Trespass or Damage to Realty
§ 9-3-30.1. Actions Against Manufacturers or Suppliers of Asbestos or Material Containing Asbestos
§ 9-3-30.2. Actions Against Persons Engaged in Land Surveying
§ 9-3-31. Injuries to Personalty
§ 9-3-33. Injuries to the Person; Injuries to Reputation; Loss of Consortium; Exception
§ 9-3-33.1. Actions for Childhood Sexual Abuse
§ 9-3-34. Article Not Applicable to Malpractice
§ 9-3-35. Actions by Creditor Seeking Relief Under Uniform Voidable Transactions Act
§ 9-3-36. Limitations on Claims Arising Before Decedent’s Death