§ 15-6-68 - Display of maps and plats; index; land lot record; notation of date and time on face of plat
O.C.G.A. 15-6-68 (2010)
15-6-68. Display of maps and plats; index; land lot record; notation of date and time on face of plat
(a) The clerk of each superior court shall provide appropriate binders, not less than 18 inches by 24 inches in size, in which the maps or plats or prints thereof referred to in Code Section 15-6-67 shall be placed without the necessity of folding in any manner. One of the binders and the prints therein contained shall be open to the general public for inspection, as are all other public records in the clerk's office. Alternatively, in those counties using microfilm procedures, the clerk thereof shall take such steps as are necessary to provide access to the same information.
(b) The clerk of the superior court shall also provide an appropriate index book, or a series of index books, or a card index, or a microfilm record, or an electronic data base, or any combination of one or more of such systems, in which shall be indexed all such maps or plats under the caption or name of the subdivision, if any, under the name of the owner or owners of the property mapped or platted, and also under the land lot number and district number if the land lies in that portion of the state which has been surveyed into land lots and districts.
(c) In counties of this state that are divided into land lots the clerk of court shall maintain a record for each individual land lot by listing all surveys made for each lot and where they are recorded.
(d) The clerk shall note the date and time of the filing of a plat for record on the face of the plat.