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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-3-94. Removal of defendant from state.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-3-94. Removal of defendant from state.

Unless otherwise provided by law, if a defendant removes from this state, the time of his absence from the state until he returns to reside shall not be counted or estimated in his favor.

## History

Laws 1805, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 564.; Laws 1806, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 565.; Laws 1817, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 567.; Laws 1839, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 568.; Ga. L. 1851-52, p. 239, § 1; Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 233, § 23; Code 1863, § 2870; Code 1868, § 2878; Code 1873, § 2929; Code 1882, § 2929; Civil Code 1895, § 3783; Civil Code 1910, § 4378; Code 1933, § 3-805.