{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-24-14-25","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 24-14-25","heading":"Presumption of payment of check.","body":"(a) As used in this Code section:\n(1) “Bank” means any person engaged in the business of banking and includes, in addition to a commercial bank, a savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union.\n(2) “Check” means a draft, other than a documentary draft, payable on demand and drawn on a bank, even though it is described by another term, such as “share draft” or “negotiable order of withdrawal.”\n(b) In any dispute concerning payment by means of a check, a duplicate of the check produced in accordance with Code Section 24-10-1003, together with the original bank statement that reflects payment of the check by the bank on which it was drawn or a duplicate thereof produced in the same manner, shall create a presumption that the check has been paid.","path":["TITLE 24 EvidenceCHAPTER 99.","CHAPTER 14 Proof Generally","Article 2 Presumptions and Estoppel"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.24.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":"8a2c0536e0588878184da3b0e2fd07df6aba15a3d8c11a94a1d78d8fc2e47fb2","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-24-14-24","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-24-14-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}