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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 24. EVIDENCE · Chapter 14. PROOF GENERALLY · Article 2. PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL

24-14-25. Presumption of payment of check.

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

  1. (a)

    As used in this Code section:#

    1. (1)

      “Bank” means any person engaged in the business of banking and includes, in addition to a commercial bank, a savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union.#

    2. (2)

      “Check” means a draft, other than a documentary draft, payable on demand and drawn on a bank, even though it is described by another term, such as “share draft” or “negotiable order of withdrawal.”#

  2. (b)

    In any dispute concerning payment by means of a check, a duplicate of the check produced in accordance with Code Section 24-10-1003, together with the original bank statement that reflects payment of the check by the bank on which it was drawn or a duplicate thereof produced in the same manner, shall create a presumption that the check has been paid.#

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, § 24-14-25, 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.

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