Georgia § 46-3-175 - Certification of documents by Secretary of State.
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§ 46-3-175. Certification of documents by Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State, at any time, upon the request of any person, shall make and certify additional copies of any document filed with his or her office and of the certificate, if any, issued by the Secretary of State in connection with the filing of the document, under this article, upon payment to the Secretary of State of the fee provided for in Code Section 46-3-502. (Code 1933, § 34C-106, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 1587, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 90/HB 24.) The 2011 amendment, effective January 1, 2013, deleted former subsection (a); deleted the former subsection (b) designation; inserted "or her" near the middle of this Code section; and substituted "the Secretary of State" for "him" near the end of this Code section. See Editor's notes for applicability. Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment of this Code section by that 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 (2011). For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).
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