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title: O.C.G.A. § 29-9-13.1. Authentication of documents.
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# O.C.G.A. § 29-9-13.1. Authentication of documents.

Whenever it is required that a document that is to be filed in the court be authenticated or exemplified, such requirement shall be met by complying with the provisions of Code Section 24-9-922 and paragraphs (1) through (4) of Code Section 24-9-902, and such full faith and credit shall be given to the document as is provided in such Code sections.

## History

Code 1981, § 29-9-13.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 41/HB 24; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 29/HB 942; Ga. L. 2019, p. 693, § 28/HB 70.

## Amendments

The 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, substituted the second occurrence of “that” for “which” near the beginning, and inserted a comma following “24-9-902”.