{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-52-7-76","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 52-7-76","heading":"Issuance of certificate of title.","body":"The purchaser at a sale as authorized in this article shall receive a certified copy of the court order authorizing such sale. Any such purchaser may obtain a certificate of title to such vessel by filing the required application, paying the required fees, and filing a certified copy of the order of the court with the Department of Natural Resources. The Department of Natural Resources shall then issue a certificate of title, which shall be free and clear of all liens and encumbrances.","path":["TITLE 52 Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft","CHAPTER 7 Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft","Article 3 Abandoned Vessels"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.52.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":"2026-09-17T19:34:58Z","sha256":"90913958882eb4a1ae4f611b8b104bd616008cd416775edd5df6bc000672b47d","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-52-7-75","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-52-7-77"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}