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# O.C.G.A. § 1-2-2. Categories of natural persons.

Natural persons are categorized, according to their rights and status, as:

(1) Citizens;

(2) Citizens of the United States but not of this state; and

(3) Aliens.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 1583; Code 1868, § 1646; Code 1873, § 1652; Code 1882, § 1652; Civil Code 1895, § 1803; Civil Code 1910, § 2160; Code 1933, 79-101.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Compulsory Legal Segregation in the Public Schools, with Special Reference to Georgia,’’ see 5 Mercer L. Rev. 211 (1954). For article, ‘‘Rights: Afterthoughts,’’ see 27 Ga. L. Rev. 473 (1993).