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title: O.C.G.A. § 24-14-40. Evidence of identity; burden in civil proceedings.
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# O.C.G.A. § 24-14-40. Evidence of identity; burden in civil proceedings.

(a) Concordance of name alone is some evidence of identity. Residence, vocation, ownership of property, and other like facts may be proved. Reasonable certainty shall be all that is be required.

(b) In civil proceedings, parties shall generally be relieved from the onus of proving identity, as it is a fact generally more easily disproved than established.

## History

Code 1981, § 24-14-40, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.

## Cross References

DNA sampling, collection, and analysis, § 35-3-160.

## Law Reviews

For article, “DNA Fingerprinting: A Scientific Perspective,” see 42 Mercer L. Rev. 1099 (1991).

## History of Section.

Former Code Section 24-4-40, which contained comparable provisions to this Code section, as effective January 1, 2013, was derived from the decision in Mullery v. Hamilton, 71 Ga. 720 (1884).