O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 44-7-58 (2019)

False statements in affidavit or answer; penalty

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

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Anyone who, under oath or affirmation, knowingly and willingly makes a false statement in an affidavit signed pursuant to Code Section 44-7-50 or in an answer filed pursuant to Code Section 44-7-51 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

(Code 1933, § 61-9905, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1372, § 7.)

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Liens, § 79 et seq.

C.J.S. - 53 C.J.S., Liens, §§ 46, 50.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Gleaton & Assocs., Inc. v. Laquita Cornelius (Ga. Ct. App. 2023).

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Gleaton & Assocs., Inc. v. Laquita Cornelius (Ga. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 12× “Gleaton & Associates claims that the court erred by failing to grant it summary judgment on plaintiff LaQuita Cornelius’s claim that it knowingly and willingly made a false statement in a dispossessory warrant in violation of OCGA § 44-7-58.”

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