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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-12-5. Certificate of eligibility as prima-facie evidence of right to a certificate of exemption; requirement of additional proof; rules and regulations as to certificates of exemption.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-12-5. Certificate of eligibility as prima-facie evidence of right to a certificate of exemption; requirement of additional proof; rules and regulations as to certificates of exemption.

The certificates of eligibility issued by any of the judges of the probate courts of this state shall be prima-facie evidence of the right of the holder thereof to a certificate of exemption to be issued by the commissioner of veterans service. However, the commissioner of veterans service may require additional proof when such commissioner has reason to believe that any applicant is not entitled to the exemptions provided for in this chapter. The commissioner of veterans service shall make and prescribe reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter governing the issuance of certificates of exemption.

## History

Ga. L. 1935, p. 163, § 3; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 431, § 5; Ga. L. 1971, p. 348, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 16; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1268, § 1.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provided: “It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section V, Paragraph I, subparagraph (b) of the [1976] Constitution of the State of Georgia.” See Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IV, Sec. V, Para. I.