Certified copies of certificates of title or entries thereon

Upon request of any person and the payment of lawful fees, the clerk shall issue a certified copy of any certificate of title or of any entry thereon in like manner as he may issue certified copies of any other public record in his office; but, whenever he does so, he shall plainly mark in large legible letters across the face of the certificate the word ‘‘copy.’’ If a certified copy of a canceled certificate or entry is made, in addition to transcribing a copy of the entry of cancellation, the clerk shall also plainly mark the words ‘‘canceled certificate’’ or ‘‘canceled entry,’’ as the case may be, across the face of the copy. (Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 101; Code 1933, § 60-617.) 44-2-237. Recordation and notation of plat; attaching certified copy to certificate; fee. Whenever a plat of the premises which is too large or too intricate for easy transcription on the register of decrees of title or on the certificate of title is a part of the description of the lands or is used to aid description, it shall not be necessary for the clerk to copy such plat on the register of decrees of title or on the certificate of title. In lieu of copying such plat, the clerk shall record it in one of the public record books in his office and shall note its existence together with a reference to the book and page where recorded. If the holder of the owner’s certificate desires a copy of the plat to be attached as a part of his owner’s certificate, the clerk shall make a certified copy and attach it upon payment of the fee provided for in paragraph (2) of subsection (f ) of Code Section 15-6-77. (Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 102; Code 1933, § 60-618; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1396, § 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 44.) 44-2-238. Recordation of lengthy description — Reference on title register; effect. Whenever, in the registering of any certificate of title or any notation or entry on the title register, it is found that the description of the premises or the portion thereof involved or any other detail in connection with the transaction is too lengthy to be transcribed in full in the proper space on the register, it shall be permissible to record the instrument, document, or writing in which such lengthy detail or description is contained on some public record book of the county and, instead of setting forth the description or other detail, as the case may be, in extenso on the title register, to state it in general terms with the reference for further particulars to the public record where recorded as follows: ‘‘For further detail, see Deed Book , page .’’ Such registration shall be adequate to all intents and purposes, and the record thus made on the public record shall be considered as a part of the certificate of title contained on the title register. (Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 103; Code 1933, § 60-619.) 161 44-2-239 44-2-239. Recordation of lengthy description — Notation on owner’s or creditor’s certificate; attaching certified copy; fee. Whenever any of the description or details of a certificate of title on the title register are set out in full in some other record of the clerk’s office with reference thereto on the title register as provided in Code Section 44-2-238, like reference shall be made on the owner’s certificate and on the creditor’s certificate when thereafter issued; but, if the holder of the owner’s certificate or creditor’s certificate shall so require, the clerk shall make a full and complete copy of the record to which reference is made, certify it as such, and attach it to the owner’s certificate or the creditor’s certificate, as the case may be. For making and certifying such copy of the recorded document or writing and attaching it to the owner’s certificate or creditor’s certificate, as the case may be, the clerk shall be paid as provided for in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (g) of Code Section 15-6-77, relating to the certification of records. (Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 104; Code 1933, § 60-620; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1396, § 4; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 44.) 44-2-240. Owner’s certificate of title.