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# O.C.G.A. § 24-8-802. Hearsay rule.

Hearsay shall not be admissible except as provided by this article; provided, however, that if a party does not properly object to hearsay, the objection shall be deemed waived, and the hearsay evidence shall be legal evidence and admissible.

## History

Code 1981, § 24-8-802, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.

## Cross References

The rule against hearsay, Fed. R. Evid. 802.

## Law Reviews

For article, “Dancing with the Big Boys: Georgia Adopts (most of) the Federal Rules of Evidence,” see 63 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2011).

For annual survey on evidence, see 73 Mercer L. Rev. 111 (2021).