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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-12-8. Service upon personal representative.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-12-8. Service upon personal representative.

If any person upon whom service of process is authorized by this chapter shall die, or be or become insane, or shall not be sui juris, service shall be made upon his administrator, executor, guardian, or other personal representative in the manner prescribed in this chapter, if such administrator, executor, guardian, or personal representative is not a resident of this state.

## History

Ga. L. 1957, p. 649, § 3.