{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-13-4-80","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 13-4-80","heading":"Release of another bound jointly or primarily or acceptance of higher security for same debt.","body":"A release may result by operation of law. When a creditor releases another who is bound jointly with or primarily to a debtor or accepts from a debtor a higher security for the same debt, not intended to be collateral thereto, a release results by operation of law.","path":["TITLE 13 Contracts","CHAPTER 4 Modification, Extinguishment, and Renewal","Article 5 Release"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.13.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"b98131d8302a4b0fd74fbb312ba80d0a4bce621ecc1c8d41abcb89567429024a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-13-4-62","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-13-4-81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}