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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-14-263. Bond or waiver required.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-14-263. Bond or waiver required.

The petition for an immediate writ of possession shall be accompanied by a waiver, as defined in Code Section 44-14-260, or the petitioner shall furnish a bond in the amount of the petitioner’s claim for the payment of damages which the defendant may sustain if the writ is obtained wrongfully.

## History

Code 1933, § 67-711, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1213, § 3.