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title: Title 44, Chapter 10. Historic Preservation
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date: 2025
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heading: HISTORIC PRESERVATION
title_heading: PROPERTY
section_count: 28
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# Title 44, Chapter 10. Historic Preservation

Title 44. Property

28 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 44-10-1, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-1.md
- 44-10-2, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-2.md
- 44-10-3, Creation or alteration of conservation easements; acceptance; duration; effect on existing rights and duties; limitation of liability; encumbered property must be located within boundaries of locality holding easement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-3.md
- 44-10-4, Actions affecting easements; parties; power of court to modify or terminate easement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-4.md
- 44-10-5, Validity of easement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-5.md
- 44-10-6, Interests covered by article; interests not invalidated by article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-6.md
- 44-10-7, Construction and application of article to effect uniformity of laws, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-7.md
- 44-10-8, Recordation of easements; revaluation of encumbered property; appeals, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-8.md
- 44-10-20, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-20.md
- 44-10-21, Legislative purpose; intent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-21.md
- 44-10-22, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-22.md
- 44-10-23, Exemptions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-23.md
- 44-10-24, Establishment or designation of historic preservation commission; number, eligibility, and terms of members, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-24.md
- 44-10-25, Powers and duties of historic preservation commission, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-25.md
- 44-10-26, Designation by ordinance of historic properties or districts; required provisions; investigation and report; submittal to Department of Community Affairs; notice and hearing; notification of owners, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-26.md
- 44-10-27, Requirement for certificate of appropriateness; local or state actions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-27.md
- 44-10-28, Review of applications; procedure; approval, modification, or rejection; negotiations for acquisitions; variances; appeals, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-28.md
- 44-10-29, Certain changes or uses not prohibited, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-29.md
- 44-10-30, Court action or proceedings to prevent improper changes or illegal acts or conduct, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-30.md
- 44-10-31, Violations of this article; penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-31.md
- 44-10-40, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-40.md
- 44-10-41, Legislative findings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-41.md
- 44-10-42, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-42.md
- 44-10-43, Farmland Conservation Fund created; investments; expenditures; accounting of expenditures, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-43.md
- 44-10-44, Farmland Conservation Fund Program created; grants; costs of administration, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-44.md
- 44-10-45, Administration of program, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-45.md
- 44-10-46, Farmland Advisory Council created; membership; terms; compensation; meetings; quorum, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-46.md
- 44-10-47, Powers and duties of council, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-10-47.md