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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-13-124. Affidavit of illegality — When received.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-13-124. Affidavit of illegality — When received.

No affidavit of illegality shall be received by any sheriff or other executing officer until a levy has been made.

## History

Laws 1838, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 514; Code 1863, § 3592; Code 1868, § 3615; Code 1873, § 3665; Code 1882, § 3665; Civil Code 1895, § 4737; Civil Code 1910, § 5306; Code 1933, § 39-1003.