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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-2-68. Appointment of resident agent for service on nonresident petitioner.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-2-68. Appointment of resident agent for service on nonresident petitioner.

A nonresident petitioner shall appoint a resident agent or attorney upon whom process and notice may be served.

## History

Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 7; Code 1933, § 60-210.