When any judgment obtained in any court becomes dormant, the same may be renewed or revived by an action or by scire facias, at the option of the holder of the judgment, within three years from the time it becomes dormant.
History. Laws 1823, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 498.; Code 1863, §§ 2855, 3522; Code 1868, §§ 2863, 3545; Code 1873, §§ 2914, 3604; Code 1882, §§ 2914, 3604; Civil Code 1895, §§ 3761, 5378; Ga. L. 1910, p. 121, § 1; Civil Code 1910, §§ 4355, 5973; Code 1933, §§ 110-1002, 110-1003.
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For note discussing the procedure for the issuance and amendment of a writ of execution, see 12 Ga. L. Rev. 814 (1978).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 12 - Verdict and Judgment
Article 3 - Dormancy and Revival of Judgments
§ 9-12-60. When Judgment Becomes Dormant; How Dormancy Prevented; Docketing; Applicability
§ 9-12-61. Dormant Judgments Renewed by Action or Scire Facias; Time of Renewal
§ 9-12-62. Nature of Scire Facias
§ 9-12-63. Issuance of Scire Facias; Copies; Service; Return
§ 9-12-64. Revival on Motion After Service of Scire Facias; When Defendant Entitled to Jury Trial
§ 9-12-65. Scire Facias When Judgment Transferred
§ 9-12-66. Venue of Action to Renew Judgment
§ 9-12-67. Revival of Judgment Against Nonresident; Service by Publication