Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 36-1-2. Extent of Jurisdiction of Counties Divided by Water

Whenever a stream of water is the boundary of a county, the jurisdiction of the county shall extend to the center of the main channel of the stream, provided that whenever a stream of water is the boundary of a county and such stream or a bank thereof is the boundary of the State of Georgia, the jurisdiction of the county shall extend to that point which is the boundary of the state.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 39; Code 1868, § 37; Code 1873, § 35; Code 1882, § 35; Civil Code 1895, § 30; Civil Code 1910, § 32; Code 1933, § 23-102; Ga. L. 1984, p. 131, § 1.
Cross references.
Boundaries of counties generally, T. 36, C. 3.
Respective rights of owners of property divided by nonnavigable stream, § 44-8-2 .
Boundaries of state generally, T. 50, C. 2.

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