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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 24. EVIDENCE · Chapter 11. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOST RECORDS · Article 2. PRIVATE PAPERS

24-11-20. Establishment of lost office papers.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    Upon the loss of any original pleading, declaration, bill of indictment, special presentment, accusation, or other office paper, a duplicate may be established instanter on motion.#

  2. (b)

    As used in this article, the term “office paper” means the instrument upon which a proceeding has been brought after the case has gone to trial.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 24-11-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t24-ch8-14-(v20a)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volume V20A, 2023 edition, page 448; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 5c80296e7624.