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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-5-2. How land in state held.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-5-2. How land in state held.

All realty in this state is held under the state as the original owner thereof. It is free from all rent or service and is limited only by the right of eminent domain which remains in the state.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2200; Code 1868, § 2195; Code 1873, § 2221; Code 1882, § 2221; Civil Code 1895, § 3051; Civil Code 1910, § 3623; Code 1933, § 85-202.

## Cross References

State ownership of wildlife found in state, § 27-1-3.