O.C.G.A. § 44-14-572 (2019)
When notices and certificates affecting tax liens entitled to be filed; certification by secretary of treasury
Certification by the secretary of the treasury of the United States or his delegate of notices of liens, certificates, or other notices affecting tax liens entitles them to be filed; and no other attestation, certification, or acknowledgment is necessary.
History
Code 1933, § 67-2602, enacted by Ga. L.
1967, p. 549, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 561, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 44.
Annotations
JUDICIAL DECISIONS No standing to sue under O.C.G.A. § 9-6-24 to enforce a public duty. - Appellant’s petition for a writ of mandamus did not meet the necessary prerequisites for appellant to exercise standing under O.C.G.A. § 9-6-24 where the petition did not seek to procure the enforcement of a public duty, rather it sought to compel an action to correct what appellant believed to be the wrongful filing of uncer-
tified tax liens under O.C.G.A. § 44-14572. Brissey v. Ellison, 272 Ga. 38, 526 S.E.2d 851, 2000 Ga. LEXIS 77 (2000). Certification requirement in O.C.G.A. § 44-14-572 is invalid, as the Georgia General Assembly cannot dictate the requirements of federal tax lien notices. Johnson v. IRS, No. 2:04-CV-173, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24935 (S.D. Ga. Sept. 30, 2005).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 35 Am. Jur. 2d, Federal Tax Enforcement, §§ 250, 252. C.J.S. 47B C.J.S., Internal Revenue, § 1128 et seq.
U.L.A. Uniform Federal Tax Lien Registration Act (U.L.A.) § 2.