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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-16-15. Entries and returns amendable.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-16-15. Entries and returns amendable.

The sheriff or other executing officer may amend his official entries and returns so as to make the entries and returns conform to the facts of the case at the time the entries or returns were made.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3426; Code 1868, § 3446; Code 1873, § 3497; Code 1882, § 3497; Civil Code 1895, § 5116; Civil Code 1910, § 5700; Code 1933, § 24-2815.