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

O.C.G.A. § 33-2-2 (2019)

Seal of Commissioner

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The Commissioner shall have an official seal of such design as he or she shall select with the approval of the Governor.

History

Code 1933, § 56-202, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 45/HB 24.

Annotations

The 2011 amendment, effective January 1, 2013, inserted "or she" in the middle of the first sentence and deleted the former second sentence, which read: "Every certificate and other document or paper executed by the Commissioner in the pursuance of any authority conferred upon him by law and sealed with the seal of his office and all copies or photographic copies of papers certified by him and authenticated by said seal shall in all cases be evidence 'in equal and like manner' as the original thereof and shall in all cases be primary evidence of the contents of the original and shall be admissible in any court in this state." See Editor's notes for applicability.

Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section by that Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.

Law reviews. - For article, "Evidence," see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).