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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) The surveyor to whom the applicant delivers the order pursuant to subsection (d) of Code Section 44-13-4 shall lay off the exempted real property on or out of the land claimed by the applicant and make a plat of the same and shall make an affidavit that the exempted real property is correctly platted and laid off and setting out its value. He shall return the affidavit to the judge of the probate court at least five days before the day appointed in the order for passing upon the application.
(b) It shall be a valid ground of objection to the propriety of any survey that it has been so made as to injure unjustly or needlessly the value of any land left unexempted by a disregard of the shape and location of the entire tract.
(c) Should any county surveyor fail to comply with his duty as prescribed by this Code section, he shall be punished for a contempt of court by the judge of the probate court.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 44. Property § 44-13-10 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-44-property/ga-code-sect-44-13-10/
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