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The clerk or other official whose function it is to issue any such\nprocess shall note in the record or in the papers the address or other\nidentifying facts furnished. Failure to comply with the requirements of this\nsection shall not affect the validity of any judgment.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-46.1; 1962, c. 10; 1977, c. 617.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}