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title: O.C.G.A. § 13-10-65. Time for instituting action.
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# O.C.G.A. § 13-10-65. Time for instituting action.

No action can be instituted on the payment bonds or security deposits after one year from the completion of the contract and the acceptance of the public works construction by the proper public authorities. Every action instituted under this article shall be brought in the name of the claimant, without the state or the agency or authority of the state for which the work was done or was to be done being made a party thereto.

## History

Code 1981, § 13-10-65, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 820, § 1.