O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 24-11-1 (2019)
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✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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As used in this chapter, the term:
(1) “Custodian” means the person charged with the duty of maintaining public records.
(2) “Duplicate” means a counterpart which accurately reproduces the original.
(3) “Public record” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 24-8-801.
History
Code 1981, § 24-11-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2014–2014 · leading case: Magnolia State Bank v. VNS Corp., 755 S.E.2d 553 (Ga. Ct. App. 2014).
Magnolia State Bank v. VNS Corp., 755 S.E.2d 553 (Ga. Ct. App. 2014). “) In this instance, the custo *183 dian of the records at issue would be the clerk of court. See OCGA § 15-6-96 (“The clerk of the superior court is the custodian of the records of his or her office.”
Magnolia State Bank v. Vns Corp. D/B/A Choo Choo Build-It Mart (Ga. Ct. App. 2014). “According to OCGA § 24-11-1, “[c]ustodian means the person charged with the duty of maintaining public records.”
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