{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-2-16","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 44-2-16","heading":"Effect of acknowledgment subsequent to execution.","body":"If subsequent to its execution a recordable instrument is acknowledged in the presence of any of the officers referred to in Code Section 44-2-15, that fact, certified on the deed by such officer, shall entitle it to be recorded.","path":["TITLE 44 Property","CHAPTER 2 Recordation and Registration of Deeds and Other Instruments","Article 1 Recording","PART 1 Recording of Deeds and Other Real Property Transactions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.44.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":"fd65ab22edbd1e2d9c5fb1fb83fbb3ca665d594c91d2cc165b4694973b5766aa","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-2-15","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-2-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}