O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 24-14-24 (2019)

Presumption of occupancy of railroad right of way

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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In any proceeding to establish a right, title, or interest in or to real property that is a part of a railroad right of way, including a right of ingress or egress, where such proceeding is based upon occupancy of the railroad right of way by a person or entity other than the railroad corporation or railroad company, there shall be a presumption that any such occupancy of the railroad right of way is with the permission of the railroad corporation or railroad company. Such presumption may be rebutted.

History

Code 1981, § 24-14-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.