§ 44-3-9 - Venue
               	 		
O.C.G.A.    44-3-9   (2010)
   44-3-9.    Venue 
      Except  as provided in Code Section 44-3-6, for the purposes of venue for any  civil or criminal action under this article, any violation of this  article or of any rule, regulation, or order promulgated under this  article shall be considered to have been committed in any county in  which any act was performed in furtherance of the transaction which  violated the article, in the county of any violator's principal place of  business, and in any county in which any violator had control or  possession of any proceeds of said violation or of any books, records,  documents, or other material or objects which were used in furtherance  of said violation.