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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-2-27. Recording of plat — When deemed recorded.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-2-27. Recording of plat — When deemed recorded.

When any plat is filed by the clerk of superior court, such filing shall be deemed a recording of the plat.

## History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 746, § 2; Ga. L. 2016, p. 193, § 6/HB 1004.

## Amendments

The 2016 amendment, effective January 1, 2017, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: “When any plat or any blueprint, tracing, photostatic copy, or other copy of the plat is securely pasted or fastened in the book provided by the clerk for that purpose, such pasting or fastening shall be deemed a recording of the plat.”