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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-5-230. Dedication of lands to public use.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-5-230. Dedication of lands to public use.

After an owner dedicates land to public use either expressly or by his actions and the land is used by the public for such a length of time that accommodation of the public or private rights may be materially affected by interruption of the right to use such land, the owner may not afterwards appropriate the land to private purposes.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2643; Code 1868, § 2642; Code 1873, § 2684; Code 1882, § 2684; Civil Code 1895, § 3591; Civil Code 1910, § 4171; Code 1933, § 85-410.

## Law Reviews

For a note discussing the historical aspects and current law concerning the state’s ownership rights in tidelands, see 17 Ga. L. Rev. 851 (1983).