Georgia Code
Part 1 - In General
§ 44-14-63. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Recording of Deeds to Secure Debt and Bills of Sale to Secure Debt; Effect of Failure to Record

History. Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 124, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 2772; Civil Code 1910, § 3307; Ga. L. 1931, p. 153, § 1; Code 1933, § 67-1305; Ga. L. 1989, p. 859, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 937, § 8/HB 322.
Delayed effective date.
Code Section 44-14-63 is set out twice in this Code. This version is effective until July 1, 2023. For version effective July 1, 2023, see the following version.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, in subsection (a), inserted “to secure debt” twice in the last sentence and deleted the former last sentence, which read: “The effect of the failure to record deeds and bills of sale shall be the same as the effect of the failure to record a deed of bargain and sale.”.
Cross references.
Imposition, rate, collection, and assessment of taxes, § 48-6-60 et seq.
Law reviews.
For comment on Manchester Motors, Inc. v. Farmers & Merchants Bank, 91 Ga. App. 811 , 87 S.E.2d 342 (1955), see 18 Ga. B.J. 82 (1955).