History. Code 1981, § 9-12-133 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 380, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 5-1/SB 65; Ga. L. 2019, p. 693, § 35/HB 70.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, added subsection (c).
The 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, added subsection (d).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 1-1/SB 65, not codified by the General Assembly, provides:
“(a) This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Debtor Creditor Uniform Law Modernization Act of 2015.’
“(b) To promote consistency among the states, it is the intent of the General Assembly to modernize certain existing uniform laws promulgated by the Uniform Law Commission affecting debtor and creditor rights, responsibilities, and relationships and other federally recognized laws affecting such rights, responsibilities, and relationships.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 12 - Verdict and Judgment
Article 6 - Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
§ 9-12-131. “Foreign Judgment” Defined
§ 9-12-132. Filing of Judgment; Force and Effect Following Filing
§ 9-12-134. Appeal or Stay of Foreign Judgment; Security for Satisfaction
§ 9-12-136. Actions to Enforce Judgments Preserved