Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 22-1-2. Nature of Right of Eminent Domain; Property to Be Put to Public Use

History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2201; Code 1868, § 2196; Code 1873, § 2222; Code 1882, § 2222; Civil Code 1895, § 3052; Civil Code 1910, § 3624; Code 1933, § 36-101; Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 4/HB 1313; Ga. L. 2017, p. 754, § 1/HB 434.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 1/HB 1313, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as ‘The Landowner’s Bill of Rights and Private Property Protection Act.’ ”
Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 25/HB 1313, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section shall only apply to petitions for condemnation filed on or after April 4, 2006.
Law reviews.
For comment on Botts v. Southeastern Pipeline Co., 190 Ga. 689 , 10 S.E.2d 375 (1940); Harrell v. Southeastern Pipeline Co., 190 Ga. 709 , 10 S.E.2d 387 (1940), see 3 Ga. B.J. 49 (1941); State Hwy. Dep’t v. Lumpkin, 222 Ga. 727 , 152 S.E.2d 557 (1966), see 3 Ga. St. B. J. 483 (1967).
For article on 2006 amendment of this Code section, see 23 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 157 (2006).
For survey article on zoning and land use law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 457 (2008).
For annual survey on real property law, see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 301 (2009).
For article on the 2017 amendment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 201 (2017).

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