Georgia § 45-8-22 - Cited official, bank, or depository to file statement of accounts; preparation of statement by citing official or authority; entry of judgment or order in nature of judgment; settling accounts.
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§ 45-8-22. Cited official, bank, or depository to file statement of accounts; preparation of statement by citing official or authority; entry of judgment or order in nature of judgment; settling accounts.
At the time and place fixed for the hearing or at an adjournment or continuance thereof, the officer, bank, or depository cited shall file under oath a statement of accounts. If such officer, bank, or depository shall fail to submit such a statement, the citing official or county or municipal authority shall prepare one from the best information at hand. After giving opportunity to the parties at interest to be heard, the official or county or municipal authority shall proceed to render a judgment or order in the nature of a judgment in which, if no default is found, it shall be so stated; and, if default is found, it shall state the amount of the same and order execution to issue therefor. (Ga. L. 1933, p. 78, § 9c; Code 1933, § 89-820; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 45.)
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Section 45-8-22 ("Cited official, bank, or depository to file statement of accounts; preparation of statement by citing official or authority; entry of judgment or order in nature of judgment; settling accounts.") 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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