Georgia § 33-7-8 - Title insurance.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 33-7-8 — Title insurance., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-7-8. Title insurance.
Title insurance is insurance of owners of real or personal property or others having an interest in such real or personal property, or liens or encumbrances on such real or personal property, against loss by encumbrance, defective titles, invalidity, adverse claim to title, or unmarketability of title by reason of encumbrance or defects not excepted in the insurance contract, which contract shall be written only upon evidence or opinion of title obtained and preserved by the insurer. (Code 1933, § 56-410, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 901, § 1/SB 202.) The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, inserted "or personal" in three places in this Code section. Cross references. - Effect on title insurance companies of laws relating to regulation of practice of law, §§ 15-19-52 , 15-19-53 . Recordation and registration of deeds and other instruments, T. 44, C. 2.
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What does Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 33-7-8 cover?
Section 33-7-8 ("Title insurance.") 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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