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§ 44-2-131. Declaration of Title by Descent Upon Petition; Service of Petition and Publication of Notice; Transfer of Registered Title and Issuance of New Certificates; Rights of Surviving Spouse

Where the owner of registered land dies intestate and there is no administration upon the estate within 12 months from the date of his death or in the event administration shall terminate without the land being disposed of, the heirs at law of the intestate or any one or more of the persons who claim […]

§ 44-2-132. Compelling Production of Owner’s Certificate for Registration of Involuntary Transfer; Cancellation of Certificate Upon Failure to Produce It; Notice of Cancellation

Whenever an involuntary transfer is sought to be registered under this article and the owner’s certificate is not produced so that it can be attached to the order directing a transfer, the court shall have the power to issue a subpoena for the production of documentary evidence or any other process designed to compel the […]

§ 44-2-133. Procedure for Obtaining Duplicate of Lost Owner’s Certificate

Whenever an owner’s certificate of title is lost or destroyed, the owner or his personal representative may petition the court for the issuance of a duplicate. Notice of the petition shall be published once a week for four successive weeks in the newspaper in which the sheriff’s sales of the county are published; provided, however, […]

§ 44-2-104. Authority to Inspect Pertinent Records

For the purposes of this article, every clerk of the superior court, every judge of the probate court, and every other officer in this state having charge of public records shall allow every examiner appointed by any court in this state free inspection of all the public records relating to his office and in any […]

§ 44-2-105. Appointment of Stenographer; Compensation

In any case, by consent of the parties or upon the order of the judge, the examiner may procure the services of a stenographer to report the testimony taken before him. The stenographer’s compensation, unless agreed on by the parties, shall be fixed by the judge and taxed as costs. History. Ga. L. 1917, p. […]

§ 44-2-121. Signing and Dating Register Entries and Owners’ Certificates

Every entry made in the register of decrees of title, in the title register, or upon the owner’s certificate under any of the provisions of this article shall be signed by the clerk and dated with the year, month, day, hour, and minute accurately stated. History. Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 29; Code 1933, […]