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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-10-72. Issuance of second original where defendants reside out of county.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-10-72. Issuance of second original where defendants reside out of county.

If the defendant or any of the defendants reside outside the county where the action is filed, the clerk shall issue a second original and copy for such other county or counties and forward the same to the sheriff, who shall serve the copy and return the second original, with his entry thereon, to the clerk of the court from which the same issued.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3254; Code 1868, § 3265; Code 1873, § 3341; Code 1882, § 3341; Civil Code 1895, § 4989; Civil Code 1910, § 5567; Code 1933, § 81-215; Ga. L. 1984, p. 966, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For note, “How to Fill a Procedural Loophole: Re-evaluating the Ragan and Walker Analysis in Light of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(M),” see 52 Ga. L. Rev. 581 (2018).