Georgia § 9-13-14 Bonds taken by executing officers valid; rights of plaintiffs not affected

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§ 9-13-14 — Bonds taken by executing officers valid; rights of plaintiffs not affected

Georgia § 9-13-14

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O.C.G.A. § 9-13-14 (2026).

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(a)All bonds taken by sheriffs or other executing officers from defendants in execution for the delivery of property, on the day of sale or any other time, which they may have levied on by virtue of any fi. fa. or other legal process from any court shall be good and valid in law and recoverable in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

(b)No bond taken in conformity with subsection (a) of this Code section shall in any case prejudice or affect the rights of the plaintiff in execution; the bond shall relate to and have effect solely between the officer to whom it is given and the defendant in execution. The officer shall in no case excuse himself for not having made the money on an execution by having taken the bond but shall be liable to be ruled as prescribed by law.

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(a) All bonds taken by sheriffs or other executing officers from defendants in execution for the delivery of property, on the day of sale or any other time, which they may have levied on by virtue of any fi. fa. or other legal process from any court shall be good and valid in law and recoverable in any court having jurisdiction thereof. (b) No bond taken in conformity with subsection (a) of this Code section shall in any case prejudice or affect the rights of the plaintiff in execution; the bond shall relate to and have effect solely between the officer to whom it is given and the defendant in execution. The officer shall in no case excuse himself for not having made the money on an execution by having taken the bond but shall be liable to be ruled as prescribed by law.