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# O.C.G.A. § 14-3-127. Evidence of filing.

A certificate attached to a copy of a document or electronic transmission filed by the Secretary of State, bearing his or her signature, which may be in facsimile, and the printed or embossed seal of this state, or its electronic equivalent, is prima-facie evidence that the original document has been filed with the Secretary of State.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-3-127, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 405, § 16; Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, effective July 1, 2023.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, reenacted this Code section without change.