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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-2-23. When deed serves as evidence; effect of affidavit alleging forgery.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-2-23. When deed serves as evidence; effect of affidavit alleging forgery.

No text is printed for this reserved section.

## History

Laws 1812, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 167; Laws 1827, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 172; Laws 1841, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 178; Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 143, § 1; Code 1863, § 2674; Code 1868, § 2670; Code 1873, § 2712; Code 1882, § 2712; Civil Code 1895, § 3628; Civil Code 1910, § 4210; Code 1933, § 29-415; repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 78/HB 24, effective January 1, 2013.

## Cross References

Admissibility of certified copies of deeds in lieu of original, §§ 24-5-27, 24-5-28.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 78/HB 24 repealed and reserved this Code section, effective January 1, 2013. For comparable present provisions, see § 24-8-803.

Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.

## Law Reviews

For article surveying real property law, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 255 (1982).