For the purpose of venue under this article, any violation of this article shall be considered to have been committed:
(1) In the county in which the residential property for which a mortgage loan is being sought is located;(2) In any county in which any act was performed in furtherance of the violation;(3) In any county in which any person alleged to have violated this article had control or possession of any proceeds of the violation;(4) If a closing occurred, in any county in which the closing occurred; or(5) In any county in which a document containing a deliberate misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission is filed with the official registrar of deeds.Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 162,§ 2, eff. 5/5/2005.