Georgia § 48-2-53 - Compelled production of evidence.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 48-2-53 — Compelled production of evidence., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 48-2-53. Compelled production of evidence.
If any person required by law to make any return, supply any information, or exhibit any books or records, whether with reference to his own returns or not, refuses to do so upon written request of the commissioner or his designated agent, the superior court for the county in which the person resides shall have jurisdiction by appropriate process to compel the person to testify and to cause the proper person to produce the books, papers, or other data. All of the laws of this state regarding the taking of depositions and interrogatories of both nonresidents and residents of this state shall be available to the commissioner. (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 77, § 36; Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 156, § 9; Code 1933, § 91A-247, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2.) Cross references. - Discovery of documents and other written material, § 9-11-34 .
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What does Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 48-2-53 cover?
Section 48-2-53 ("Compelled production of evidence.") 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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