{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-13-94","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 9-13-94","heading":"Forthcoming bond for possession of property; amount and condition; not authorized for realty; when and where recoverable.","body":"(a) In all cases where a levy is made upon property that is claimed by a third person and the person desires the possession thereof, it shall be the duty of the sheriff or other levying officer to take bond, made payable to the sheriff with good security for a sum equal to double the value of the property levied on to be estimated by the levying officer, for the delivery of the property at the time and place of sale, provided the property so levied upon shall be found subject to the execution. However, it shall not be lawful to require or take a forthcoming bond for real estate.\n(b) When bond and security have been given as provided in this Code section, it shall be the duty of the sheriff or other levying officer to leave the property in the possession of the claimant. In the event that the claimant or his security fails to deliver the property after it has been found to be subject to execution, the bond shall be made recoverable in any court having cognizance of the same.","path":["TITLE 9 Civil Practice","CHAPTER 13 Executions and Judicial Sales","Article 5 Claims"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.09.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":"84ced7e739ec8f39442d3ea0869b9ecb3a9eadb0f2c8b9b93b0f5dd332def1ca","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-13-93","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-13-95"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}