# Georgia — Real estate deed witness requirements by US state — quoted from the state's own statute

For Georgia, witness requirement is attested by an officer as provided in Code Section 44-2-15, and attested by one other witness; limit or alternative is Any of the instruments enumerated in Code Section 44-2-14 may be attested by a judge of a court of record, including a judge of a municipal court, or by a magistrate, a notary public, or a clerk or deputy clerk of a superior court or of a city court created by special Act of the General Assembly; statute is Georgia Code Title 44. Property § 44-5-30, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Georgia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Witness requirement:** attested by an officer as provided in Code Section 44-2-15, and attested by one other witness _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limit or alternative:** Any of the instruments enumerated in Code Section 44-2-14 may be attested by a judge of a court of record, including a judge of a municipal court, or by a magistrate, a notary public, or a clerk or deputy clerk of a superior court or of a city court created by special Act of the General Assembly. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** Georgia Code Title 44. Property § 44-5-30 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Georgia Code Title 44. Property § 44-5-30 Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff Except for documents electronically filed as provided for in Chapter 12 of Title 10 and Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of this title, a deed to lands shall be an original document, in writing, signed by the maker, attested by an officer as provided in Code Section 44-2-15 , and attested by one other witness.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Limit or alternative

> Any of the instruments enumerated in Code Section 44-2-14 may be attested by a judge of a court of record, including a judge of a municipal court, or by a magistrate, a notary public, or a clerk or deputy clerk of a superior court or of a city court created by special Act of the General Assembly.

### Statute

> Georgia Code Title 44. Property § 44-5-30 Current as of March 28, 2024

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-44-property/ga-code-sect-44-5-30/
- https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-44-property/ga-code-sect-44-2-15/

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-09-01.
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