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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-2-10. Recording deeds and bills of sale to personalty; effect as notice.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-2-10. Recording deeds and bills of sale to personalty; effect as notice.

Absolute deeds and bills of sale to personalty may be recorded in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county where the maker resides. Such record, being permissive and not compulsory, is not constructive or implied notice to anyone. This Code section shall not apply to transactions covered by Article 9 of Title 11.

## History

Laws 1819, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 168; Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 142, § 1; Code 1863, § 2672; Code 1868, § 2668; Code 1873, § 2710; Code 1882, § 2710; Civil Code 1895, § 3626; Civil Code 1910, § 4208; Code 1933, § 29-413; Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1.