{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-14-8","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 9-14-8","heading":"Service of writ.","body":"The writ of habeas corpus shall be served by delivery of a copy thereof by any officer authorized to make a return of any process or by any other citizen. The entry of the officer or the affidavit of the citizen serving the writ shall be sufficient evidence of the service. The person serving the writ shall exhibit the original if required to do so. If personal service cannot be effected, the writ may be served by leaving a copy at the house, jail, or other place in which the party in whose behalf the writ issues is detained.","path":["TITLE 9 Civil Practice","CHAPTER 14 Habeas Corpus","Article 1 General Provisions"],"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":"db07b57c91b799529fe21e6ad63f102833f15d253c03ebdfb2d8f879a14661b4","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-14-7","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-14-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}