Georgia § 14-2-127 - Evidence of filing.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 14-2-127 — Evidence of filing., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-2-127. Evidence of filing.
A certificate attached to a copy of a document or electronic transmission filed by the Secretary of State, bearing his or her signature, which may be in facsimile, and the printed or embossed seal of this state, or its electronic equivalent, is prima-facie evidence that the original document has been filed with the Secretary of State. (Code 1981, § 14-2-127 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 405, § 2.)
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