History. Code 1981, § 53-12-263 , enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131; Ga. L. 2011, p. 551, § 13/SB 134; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 53/HB 142; Ga. L. 2018, p. 262, § 21/HB 121; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-85/HB 865.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted “53-12-261” for “15-12-261” in paragraph (d)(1); and, in subsection (e), substituted “or granted to a personal representative by a probate court, then” for “, then as used in this part the term”, redesignated former paragraphs (e)(1) through (e)(3) as subparagraphs (e)(1)(A) thru (e)(1)(C), inserted “As used in this part, the term:” at the beginning of paragraph (e)(1), added “; and” at the end of subparagraph (e)(1)(C), and added paragraph (e)(2).
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For article on the 2018 amendment of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 219 (2018).
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