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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-5-46. Establishment of copy of deed upon loss of original; effect of copy.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-5-46. Establishment of copy of deed upon loss of original; effect of copy.

If an original deed is lost, a copy may be established by the superior court of the county where the land is located; and when the copy is established, it shall have all the effect of the original.

## History

Laws 1785, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 166; Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 463; Code 1863, § 2660; Code 1868, § 2659; Code 1873, § 2701; Code 1882, § 2701; Civil Code 1895, § 3611; Civil Code 1910, § 4191; Code 1933, § 29-113.