§ 44-2-67. Issuance and Service of Process or Summons; Service by Publication; Notice to Nonresidents; Request for Petition; Guardians Ad Litem
Upon the petition being filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court in the county where the land is located, the clerk shall issue a process directed to the sheriffs of this state and their lawful deputies requiring all of the defendants named in the petition and all other persons “whom it […]
§ 44-2-68. Appointment of Resident Agent for Service on Nonresident Petitioner
A nonresident petitioner shall appoint a resident agent or attorney upon whom process and notice may be served. History. Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 7; Code 1933, § 60-210.
§ 44-2-69. Service Upon State, County, or Municipality
If the petition discloses that it involves the determination of any public right or interest of this state or of any county or municipality thereof, the process or notice, in order to affect the state, the county, or the municipality, shall be served: In the case of the state, upon the Attorney General; In the […]
§ 44-2-70. Waiver or Acknowledgment of Service
Any person entitled to notice or service of process under this article may waive such notice or service by a written acknowledgment of service or written waiver of service entered upon the petition or entitled in the cause and signed by such person in the presence of the judge of the superior court, the clerk […]
§ 44-2-71. Conclusive Effect of Evidence of Service of Process and Notice; Liability of Officers for False Returns or Failure to Publish or Mail Notice
Before passing the decree authorizing the registration of land, the court shall be satisfied that the publication of notice and service of process required by this article have been made. After judgment, the entry of service by the sheriff or his deputy shall be conclusive evidence and shall not be subject to traverse nor shall […]
§ 44-2-72. Posting Notice on Land and Buildings; Ascertainment of and Notice to Occupants; Return to Court; Seizure and Custody of the Land and Attachment of Jurisdiction
A notice similar to the notice published as provided in Code Section 44-2-67 shall be delivered by the clerk to the sheriff of the county or to one of his lawful deputies; and the sheriff or his lawful deputy shall, within 30 days from the date the petition is filed, post the same upon the […]
§ 44-2-45. Fraud or False Entries by Sheriffs and Deputies; Penalties
Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other person performing the duties of the office of sheriff who knowingly and fraudulently makes any false entry or return in connection with any matter arising under this article or who fraudulently conspires with any person or persons to defraud any other person or persons through this article shall be […]
§ 44-2-73. Effect of Notice; Appearances or Pleadings as Waiver of Service, Notice, and Defects
The notices provided for and to be given under this article shall stand as personal service of process and shall be conclusive and binding on all persons so notified and on all the world. Appearances or pleadings in the case shall constitute a waiver of process and service and of notice and of any defect […]
§ 44-2-46. Fraudulent Acts and Malpractice of Examiners; Penalty
Any examiner of title who knowingly and fraudulently makes any false report to the court as to any matter relating to any title which is sought to be registered under this article, as to any matter affecting the same, or as to any other matter referred to him under this article or who fraudulently conspires […]
§ 44-2-74. Service on Other Persons Found by Examiner to Be Entitled to Notice
If the report of the examiner discloses that persons other than those who have been notified are entitled to notice, a copy of the petition shall be served upon such persons in the same manner as other persons named as defendants in the petition are required to be served by this article; and, in addition […]