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2022 Georgia Code
Title 24 - Evidence
Chapter 8 - Hearsay
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 24-8-802. Hearsay Rule
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GA Code § 24-8-802 (2022)
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Hearsay shall not be admissible except as provided by this article; provided, however, that if a party does not properly object to hearsay, the objection shall be deemed waived, and the hearsay evidence shall be legal evidence and admissible.
History. Code 1981, § 24-8-802 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.
Cross references.
The rule against hearsay, Fed. R. Evid. 802.
Law reviews.
For article, “Dancing with the Big Boys: Georgia Adopts (most of) the Federal Rules of Evidence,” see 63 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2011).
For article with annual survey on evidence, see 73 Mercer L. Rev. 111 (2021).
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