GA 19-3-36 - GA 19-3-36

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Former Code 1933, § 53-206 (see now O.C.G.A. § 19-3-36 ) took precedence over former Code 1933, § 53-102 (see now O.C.G.A. § 19-3-2 ) insofar as conflict existed between the two statutes; when documentary proof of an applicant's age was required only a birth or baptismal certificate will suffice. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U75-5. Judge may dispense with documentary proof of age only if the judge is certain, within the limits imposed by human observation and experience, that the applicants standing before the judge are of age; accordingly, "of his own knowledge" meant that a judge's observation of or prior personal acquaintance with the parties enabled the judge to conclude as a matter of practical certainty that the parties were of age. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No....