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§ 44-14-33 — Attestation or acknowledgment of mortgage; additional witness in case of land; constructive notice

Georgia § 44-14-33
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O.C.G.A. § 44-14-33 (2026).

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In order to admit a mortgage to record, it shall be signed by the maker, attested by an officer as provided in Code Section 44-2-15 , and attested by one other witness. In the absence of fraud, if a mortgage is duly signed, witnessed, filed, recorded, and indexed on the appropriate county land records, such recordation shall be deemed constructive notice to subsequent bona fide purchasers.

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Legislative History

Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 145,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2015.

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