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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-17-32. Validity and effect of notarial acts.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-17-32. Validity and effect of notarial acts.

The notarial acts authorized by Code Section 45-17-31 are declared legal, valid, and binding; and instruments, documents, oaths, affirmations, depositions, and affidavits acknowledged, authenticated, or sworn to shall be admissible in evidence and eligible to record in this state under the same circumstances and with the same force and effect as if they had been made or taken within this state before a duly qualified officer or official.

## History

Ga. L. 1945, p. 360, § 1.