Georgia § 9-13-52 When sheriff may levy on and sell land outside county

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§ 9-13-52 — When sheriff may levy on and sell land outside county

Georgia § 9-13-52

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O.C.G.A. § 9-13-52 (2026).

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A sheriff or other levying officer shall not sell land outside the county in which he is sheriff or such officer except when the defendant in execution owns a tract or tracts of land divided by the line of the county of his residence, in which case the land may be sold in the county of his residence; if such tract of land is in a county other than that of the defendant's residence, it may be levied on and sold in either county.

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A sheriff or other levying officer shall not sell land outside the county in which he is sheriff or such officer except when the defendant in execution owns a tract or tracts of land divided by the line of the county of his residence, in which case the land may be sold in the county of his residence; if such tract of land is in a county other than that of the defendant's residence, it may be levied on and sold in either county.