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2024 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 44 - PROPERTY (§§ 44-1-1 — 44-17-7)
Chapter 2 - RECORDATION AND REGISTRATION OF DEEDS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS (§§ 44-2-1 — 44-2-253)
Article 1 - RECORDING (§§ 44-2-1 — 44-2-39.2)
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 44-2-1 — 44-2-30)
- Section 44-2-1 - Where and when deeds recorded; priority as to subsequent deeds taken without notice from same vendor
- Section 44-2-2 - Duty of clerk to record certain transaction affecting real estate and personal property; priority of recorded instruments; electronic filings; effect of incorrect tax parcel identification number; effect of recording on rights between parties to instruments
- Section 44-2-3 - Voluntary deeds or conveyances of land; effect of recording
- Section 44-2-4 - Protection of good faith purchases and liens without notice against unrecorded liens or conveyances
- Section 44-2-5 - Recording execution and deed after sheriff's sale
- Section 44-2-6 - Recording bond for title, contracts, transfers, and assignments; priority as to subsequent deeds taken without notice from same vendor
- Section 44-2-7 - Recording of surrender or satisfaction of bond for title
- Section 44-2-8 - Recording of options to purchase land and assignments of such options; effect as notice
- Section 44-2-9 - Recording leases, usufructs, and assignments thereof; effect as notice
- Section 44-2-10 - Recording deeds and bills of sale to personalty; effect as notice
- Section 44-2-11 - Recording copy of instrument recorded in other counties in which part of affected land is located in cases where original lost or destroyed
- Section 44-2-12 - Rerecording lost or destroyed deeds and other instruments; validity
- Section 44-2-13 - Rerecording instruments upon creation of new county or change in county lines; effect on validity of original record
- Section 44-2-14 - Requirements for recordation
- Section 44-2-15 - Officers authorized to attest registrable instruments
- Section 44-2-16 - Effect of acknowledgment subsequent to execution
- Section 44-2-17 - Validity of attestation by a state or county officer who appears to have no jurisdiction to attest the instrument
- Section 44-2-18 - Recording deed upon affidavit of subscribing witness; effect of substantial compliance
- Section 44-2-19 - Recording deed on affidavit of third person
- Section 44-2-20 - Recorded affidavits relating to land as notice of facts cited therein; filing and recording
- Section 44-2-21 - Recording instrument executed out of state; attestation and acknowledgment; validity of attestation by officer who appears to have no jurisdiction to attest the instrument
- Section 44-2-22 - Legal effect of good record title for 40 years
- Section 44-2-23 - [Repealed] When deed serves as evidence; effect of affidavit alleging forgery
- Section 44-2-24 - Withdrawal of affidavit of forgery upon loss of deed by affiant
- Section 44-2-25 - Recording techniques; copies of plats
- Section 44-2-26 - Recording of plat or copy of plat - When and where authorized; duty of clerk
- Section 44-2-27 - Recording of plat - When deemed recorded
- Section 44-2-28 - Recording of plat or copy of plat - Incorporation by reference
- Section 44-2-29 - Recording of plat or copy of plat - Ratification of record made prior to statutory authorization; effect of incorporation by reference of plat prior to authorization
- Section 44-2-30 - Filing and recording of notice of settlement
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