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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-17-34. Signature, rank, and branch of officer as proof of authority; action by officer as prima-facie evidence.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-17-34. Signature, rank, and branch of officer as proof of authority; action by officer as prima-facie evidence.

If the signature, rank, and branch of service, or subdivision thereof, of any commissioned officer provided for in Code Section 45-17-30 appears upon any instrument, document, or certificate, no further proof of the authority of such officer so to act shall be required; and such action by such commissioned officer shall be prima-facie evidence that the person making such oath or acknowledgment is within the purview of Code Sections 45-17-30 through 45-17-33 and this Code section.

## History

Ga. L. 1945, p. 360, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 45.