Georgia Code
Article 2 - Proceeding Before Special Master
§ 22-2-102. Requirements for Condemnation; Time of Hearing; Directions for Notice and Service; Attachment of Process to Petition; Cause to Proceed in Rem

History. Ga. L. 1957, p. 387, § 5; Ga. L. 2004, p. 568, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 8/HB 1313.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2004, p. 568, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section: “shall apply to the exercise of eminent domain to acquire easements or other property interests for which land acquisition negotiations for purposes of constructing or expanding one or more electric transmission lines begin on or after such date. The provisions of this Act relating to additional compensation, reconveyance, and quitclaim shall apply to easements and other property interests acquired on or after July 1, 2004, through the exercise of eminent domain.”
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 2004 amendment of this Code section, see 21 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 157 (2004).
For article on 2006 amendment of this Code section, see 23 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 157 (2006).
For annual survey on zoning and land use law, see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 427 (2009).

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