Georgia § 29-9-13 - 1. Authentication of documents.
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§ 29-9-13. 1. Authentication of documents.
Whenever it is required that a document that is to be filed in the court be authenticated or exemplified, such requirement shall be met by complying with the provisions of Code Section 24-9-922 and paragraphs (1) through (4) of Code Section 24-9-902, and such full faith and credit shall be given to the document as is provided in such Code sections. (Code 1981, § 29-9-13.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 41/HB 24; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 29/HB 942; Ga. L. 2019, p. 693, § 28/HB 70.) The 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, substituted the second occurrence of "that" for "which" near the beginning, and inserted a comma following "24-9-902". Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2004, the second Code Section 29-9-13, as enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 161, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 29-9-13.1. Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013. Law reviews. - For article, "Evidence," see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2010). For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).
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