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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-3-10. Effect of failure to take and file oath upon validity of official acts.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-3-10. Effect of failure to take and file oath upon validity of official acts.

The official acts of an officer shall be valid regardless of his omission to take and file the oath, except in cases where so specially declared.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 142; Code 1868, § 137; Code 1873, § 147; Code 1882, § 147; Civil Code 1895, § 242; Civil Code 1910, § 277; Code 1933, § 89-310.