Georgia Code
Part 2 - Proceedings to Register
§ 44-2-67. Issuance and Service of Process or Summons; Service by Publication; Notice to Nonresidents; Request for Petition; Guardians Ad Litem

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However, if the petitioner so requests and if he delivers copies of the petition to the clerk, the clerk shall attach a copy of the process to the petition and cause the same to be served as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section. Wherever in this article a requirement is made for serving on any person a copy of the petition and process, it shall be sufficient in lieu thereof to serve a copy of the summons as provided for in this subsection.
“To (here list the defendants shown in the petition): Please take notice that (here name the plaintiff or plaintiffs) has filed in said court a petition seeking to register, under the provisions of the Land Registration Law, the following described lands (describe them). You are notified to show cause to the contrary, if any you have, before said court on or before the day of , . Clerk”
History. Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 10; Code 1933, § 60-209; Ga. L. 1943, p. 326, § 1; Ga. L. 1964, p. 170, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 44; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 44; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.

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