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2018 Georgia Code 50-16-1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 50-16-1 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 50-16-1

TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 16. Public Property, 50-16-1 through 50-16-183.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

50-16-1. Land reserved to the state.

The lands heretofore specially reserved to the state are: the lands known as the McIntosh Reserve, on which is situated the Indian spring; a quantity of land on Flint River, opposite the old Indian agency; one square mile on the Chattahoochee River at McIntosh Ferry; five square miles on the Chattahoochee River at Cusseta Falls, including the falls; all islands contained in any of the navigable waters of the state and not disposed of, and the western bank of the Chattahoochee River to high-water mark where it forms the boundary between Georgia and Alabama; the fractional parts of surveys created by the different land divisions which are not granted or otherwise disposed of; and all lands omitted to be surveyed, granted, or sold.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 887; Code 1868, § 966; Code 1873, § 962; Code 1882, § 962; Ga. L. 1889, p. 171, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 1018; Civil Code 1910, § 1285; Code 1933, § 91-102.)

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 50-16-1

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State v. Rozier, 707 S.E.2d 100 (Ga. 2011).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 7, 2011 | 288 Ga. 767, 2011 Fulton County D. Rep. 539

...The following matters are not disputed: (1) the island lies within the Altamaha River; (2) the Altamaha is a navigable river; and (3) the defendants cannot trace their claim to the island to either a crown grant from the King of England or a grant from the State of Georgia. OCGA § 50-16-1 indicates that islands located in navigable rivers which were not deeded to an individual by a crown grant or a grant from the State are considered the property of the State. This statute provides that the "lands heretofore specially reserved to the state are . . . all islands contained in any of the navigable waters of the state and not disposed of . . ." Based on OCGA § 50-16-1, the State argued to a special master that it is entitled to summary judgment, as the Roziers were unable to prove that they received the island from a line of title originating with a crown grant or a grant from the State. The Roziers countered the State by arguing that the land in contention had not always been an island, and, as a result, the land was not strictly governed by OCGA § 50-16-1....