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O.C.G.A. § 1-2-4 — Right of expatriation | Georgia Code

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TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 2. Persons and Their Rights, 1-2-1 through 1-2-11.

1-2-4. Right of expatriation.

Except in time of war, every citizen of this state shall have the right of expatriation with a view to becoming a citizen of another country with which this state is at peace. Declaration or avowal of the intention to become a citizen of another country, accompanied by actual removal, shall be held to be a renunciation of all one's rights and duties as a citizen.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 53; Code 1868, § 49; Code 1873, § 46; Code 1882, § 46; Civil Code 1895, § 1805; Civil Code 1910, § 2162; Code 1933, § 79-203.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 3C Am. Jur. 2d, Aliens and Citizens, § 3039 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 14 C.J.S., Citizens, § 18 et seq.

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