When executed outside this state, deeds to secure debt and bills of sale to secure debt shall be signed by the maker, attested by an officer as provided in Code Section 44-2-15, and attested by one other witness.
(Ga. L. 1931, p. 153, § 1; Code 1933, § 67-1303; Ga. L. 2015, p. 937, § 7/HB 322.)
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "When executed out of state, deeds to secure debt and bills of sale may be attested, acknowledged, or probated in the same manner as deeds of bargain and sale.".
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 55 Am. Jur. 2d, Mortgages, §§ 89, 90.
C.J.S.- 59 C.J.S., Mortgages, §§ 110, 111.
ALR.
- Effect of purported subscribing witness's denial or forgetfulness of signature by mark, 17 A.L.R. 1267.