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Title 44. PROPERTY · Chapter 5. ACQUISITION AND LOSS OF PROPERTY · Article 7. PRESCRIPTION

44-5-177. Adverse possession of personal property.

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  1. Possession of personal property in conformance with the requirements of Code Section 44-5-161 for a period of four years confers title to the property by prescription. No prescription arises if the property is concealed, is removed from the state, or is otherwise not subject to reclamation.

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History

Laws 1847, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 569; Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 233, §§ 2, 4; Code 1863, § 2644; Code 1868, § 2643; Code 1873, § 2685; Code 1882, § 2685; Civil Code 1895, § 3592; Civil Code 1910, § 4172; Code 1933, § 85-1706.

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