Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 22-1-9. Policies and Practices Guiding Exercise of Eminent Domain

In order to encourage and expedite the acquisition of real property by agreements with owners, to avoid litigation and relieve congestion in the courts, to assure consistent treatment for property owners, and to promote public confidence in land acquisition practices, all condemnations and potential condemnations shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be guided by the following policies and practices:
History. Code 1981, § 22-1-9 , enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 5/HB 1313; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 22/HB 79; Ga. L. 2018, p. 1112, § 22/SB 365.
The 2018 amendment, effective May 8, 2018, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “property as part of the compensation offered” for “property as of the compensation offered” at the end of the last sentence in paragraph (3).
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 article on 2006 enactment of this Code section, see 23 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 157 (2006).
For annual survey on real property, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 251 (2017).
For annual survey on real property law, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 209 (2018).

Structure Georgia Code