Georgia Code
Part 1 - Recording of Deeds and Other Real Property Transactions
§ 44-2-29. Recording of Plat or Copy of Plat — Ratification of Record Made Prior to Statutory Authorization; Effect of Incorporation by Reference of Plat Prior to Authorization

Any plats or any blueprints, tracings, photostatic copies, or other copies of plats recorded prior to March 29, 1937, in the manner described in Code Section 44-2-26 are declared to have been duly recorded; and the reference in any deed, mortgage, or other instrument executed prior to March 29, 1937, to the boundaries, metes, courses, or distances of the real estate delineated or shown on any plat or on any blueprint, tracing, photostatic copy, or other copy of a plat recorded prior to March 29, 1937, in the manner described in Code Section 44-2-26 shall have the same effect as if the boundaries, metes, courses, or distances of the real estate were specifically set forth in the deed, mortgage, or other instrument.
History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 746, § 5.

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Georgia Code

Title 44 - Property

Chapter 2 - Recordation and Registration of Deeds and Other Instruments

Article 1 - Recording

Part 1 - Recording of Deeds and Other Real Property Transactions

§ 44-2-1. Where and When Deeds Recorded; Priority as to Subsequent Deeds Taken Without Notice From Same Vendor

§ 44-2-2. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Duty of Clerk to Record Certain Transaction Affecting Real Estate and Personal Property; Priority of Recorded Instruments; Effect of Recording on Rights Between Parties to Instruments

§ 44-2-2. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Duty of Clerk to Record Certain Transaction Affecting Real Estate and Personal Property; Priority of Recorded Instruments; Electronic Filings; Effect of Incorrect Tax Parcel Identification Number; Effect...

§ 44-2-3. Voluntary Deeds or Conveyances of Land; Effect of Recording

§ 44-2-4. Protection of Good Faith Purchases and Liens Without Notice Against Unrecorded Liens or Conveyances

§ 44-2-5. Recording Execution and Deed After Sheriff’s Sale

§ 44-2-6. Recording Bond for Title, Contracts, Transfers, and Assignments; Priority as to Subsequent Deeds Taken Without Notice From Same Vendor

§ 44-2-7. Recording of Surrender or Satisfaction of Bond for Title

§ 44-2-8. Recording of Options to Purchase Land and Assignments of Such Options; Effect as Notice

§ 44-2-9. Recording Leases, Usufructs, and Assignments Thereof; Effect as Notice

§ 44-2-10. Recording Deeds and Bills of Sale to Personalty; Effect as Notice

§ 44-2-11. Recording Copy of Instrument Recorded in Other Counties in Which Part of Affected Land Is Located in Cases Where Original Lost or Destroyed

§ 44-2-12. Rerecording Lost or Destroyed Deeds and Other Instruments; Validity

§ 44-2-13. Rerecording Instruments Upon Creation of New County or Change in County Lines; Effect on Validity of Original Record

§ 44-2-14. Requirements for Recordation

§ 44-2-15. Officers Authorized to Attest Registrable Instruments

§ 44-2-16. Effect of Acknowledgment Subsequent to Execution

§ 44-2-17. Validity of Attestation by a State or County Officer Who Appears to Have No Jurisdiction to Attest the Instrument

§ 44-2-18. Recording Deed Upon Affidavit of Subscribing Witness; Effect of Substantial Compliance

§ 44-2-19. Recording Deed on Affidavit of Third Person

§ 44-2-20. Recorded Affidavits Relating to Land as Notice of Facts Cited Therein; Filing and Recording

§ 44-2-21. Recording Instrument Executed Out of State; Attestation and Acknowledgment; Validity of Attestation by Officer Who Appears to Have No Jurisdiction to Attest the Instrument

§ 44-2-22. Legal Effect of Good Record Title for 40 Years

§ 44-2-24. Withdrawal of Affidavit of Forgery Upon Loss of Deed by Affiant

§ 44-2-25. Recording Techniques; Copies of Plats

§ 44-2-26. Recording of Plat or Copy of Plat — When and Where Authorized; Duty of Clerk

§ 44-2-27. Recording of Plat — When Deemed Recorded

§ 44-2-28. Recording of Plat or Copy of Plat — Incorporation by Reference

§ 44-2-29. Recording of Plat or Copy of Plat — Ratification of Record Made Prior to Statutory Authorization; Effect of Incorporation by Reference of Plat Prior to Authorization

§ 44-2-30. Filing and Recording of Notice of Settlement