Georgia Code
Part 3 - Mechanics and Materialmen
§ 44-14-364. Release of Lien on Approval of Bond; Amount; Real Property Bonds; Schedule, Affidavit, and Recordation; Superior Court Clerk Held Harmless for Good Faith Discretionary Acts in Connection With Bond Approval

History. Code 1933, § 67-2004, enacted by Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 544, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 469, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 916, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1450, § 2; Ga. L. 2008, p. 1063, § 4/SB 374; Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 1-37/HB 665.
The 2008 amendment, effective March 31, 2009, in subsection (a), inserted “or her” in the first and second sentences, in the second sentence, inserted “lien” preceding “action”, substituted “365 days” for “12 months”, and substituted “of lien is filed” for “becomes due” at the end, and added the fifth sentence.
The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, in subsection (a), substituted “upon the approval of a bond by the clerk of superior court” for “by filing a bond in the office of that clerk” in the first sentence, in the third sentence, substituted “clerk of superior court” for “clerk of the court”, and substituted “the owner’s domicile” for “residential property”, added the fourth sentence, substituted “approval by the clerk” for “filing” in the fifth sentence, and added the last sentence; added the subsection (b) designation; near the beginning of the first sentence of subsection (b), substituted “the bond required by subsection (a) of this Code section” for “such bond” and substituted “such bond” for “the bond”; redesignated former subsection (b) as present subsection (c); and added subsection (d).
Law reviews.
For note, “Benning Construction Co. v. Dykes Paving and Construction Co.: Georgia Supreme Court Redefines the Scope of Materialman’s Lien Statutes,” see 45 Mercer L. Rev. 1401 (1994).
For survey article on construction law, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 55 (2007).

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