Georgia § 24-2-221 - Judicial notice of ordinance or resolution.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 24-2-221 — Judicial notice of ordinance or resolution., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24-2-221. Judicial notice of ordinance or resolution.
When certified by a public officer, clerk, or keeper of county or municipal records in this state in a manner as specified for county records in Code Section 24-9-920 or in a manner as specified for municipal records in paragraph (1) or (2) of Code Section 24-9-902 and in the absence of contrary evidence, judicial notice may be taken of a certified copy of any ordinance or resolution included within a general codification required by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 36-80-19 as representing an ordinance or resolution duly approved by the governing authority and currently in force as presented. Any such certified copy shall be self-authenticating and shall be admissible as prima-facie proof of any such ordinance or resolution before any court or administrative body. (Code 1981, § 24-2-221 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.) Law reviews. - For article, "Local Government Law," see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 389 (2001). For article on the 2011 enactment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).
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Section 24-2-221 ("Judicial notice of ordinance or resolution.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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