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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-12-65. Scire facias when judgment transferred.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-12-65. Scire facias when judgment transferred.

When a judgment has been transferred, the scire facias shall issue in the name of the original holder of the judgment for the use of the transferee.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3528; Code 1868, § 3551; Code 1873, § 3610; Code 1882, § 3610; Civil Code 1895, § 5384; Civil Code 1910, § 5979; Code 1933, § 110-1009; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 9.