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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-2-167. Validity and priority of unrecorded transfers of owner’s certificate to registered lands.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-2-167. Validity and priority of unrecorded transfers of owner’s certificate to registered lands.

Unrecorded transfers of owner’s certificate to registered lands shall have the same validity as unrecorded deeds of conveyance. The validity and priority of unrecorded transfers shall be governed by Code Sections 44-2-1, 44-2-3, and 44-2-4.

## History

Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 37; Code 1933, § 60-507; Ga. L. 1989, p. 563, § 6.

## Law Reviews

For note on 1989 amendment to this Code section, see 6 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 315 (1989).

## Other Notes

The 1989 amendment, effective April 3, 1989, rewrote the Code section.