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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-10-7. False acknowledgments, certificates, or statements of appearance or oath by officer authorized to do same.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-10-7. False acknowledgments, certificates, or statements of appearance or oath by officer authorized to do same.

Any officer authorized to administer oaths or to take and certify acknowledgments who knowingly makes a false acknowledgment, certificate, or statement concerning the appearance before him or the taking of an oath or affirmation by any person is guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1959, p. 34, § 14; Code 1933, § 26-2310, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.

## Cross References

Notaries public generally, T. 45, C. 17.