Georgia Code
Article 3 - Proceeding Before Court
§ 22-2-131. Contents of Petition

History. Ga. L. 1914, p. 92, § 2; Code 1933, § 36-1105; Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 14/HB 1313.
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 amendment of this Code section, see 23 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 157 (2006).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 22 - Eminent Domain

Chapter 2 - Condemnation Procedure Generally

Article 3 - Proceeding Before Court

§ 22-2-130. Authority to Petition Superior Court for Judgment in Rem; Applicability to Acquisition of Public Property

§ 22-2-131. Contents of Petition

§ 22-2-132. Order to Appear; Directions for Notice and Service Thereof; Attachment of Process to Petition; Cause to Proceed as in Rem

§ 22-2-133. Service of Process Generally

§ 22-2-134. Discretion of Judge to Cause Additional Notice or Service to Be Given; Notification of Tax Collector or Tax Commissioner

§ 22-2-135. Appointment of Assessors; Discretion of Judge to Have Issues Tried in First Instance by Jury

§ 22-2-136. Appeal From Assessors’ Award

§ 22-2-137. Factors to Be Considered in Determining or Estimating Just and Adequate Compensation; Determination of Date of Taking; Inclusion of Date of Approval of Original Location of Highway in Petition for Condemnation; Newspaper Advertisement

§ 22-2-138. Scope of Award or Verdict; Molding of Award or Verdict; Power of Court to Adjudge Condemnation of Title Upon Deposit of Amount of Award or Verdict Into Court; Disposition of Award by Court

§ 22-2-139. Right of Interested Persons to Intervene; Effect of Subsequent Proceedings on Rights of Condemnor

§ 22-2-140. Notification of Court by Tax Collector or Tax Commissioner of Taxes Due on Property or Interest; Actions by Court to Discharge Lien

§ 22-2-141. Filing and Recording of Award, Decree, and Description of Condemned Property or Interest or Copies Thereof; Payment of Fees to Clerk of Superior Court

§ 22-2-142. Intent of Article Regarding Effect on Other Methods of Condemnation