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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-10-42. Preparation and filing of certification of execution.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-10-42. Preparation and filing of certification of execution.

The executioner and attending physicians shall certify the fact of the execution to the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the sentence was imposed, which certificate shall be filed by the clerk with the papers in the case.

## History

Ga. L. 1924, p. 195, § 5; Code 1933, § 27-2516.

## Cross References

Maintenance of death records generally, § 31-10-17 et seq.