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title: O.C.G.A. § 3-10-10. Existence of property rights in distilled spirits or vessels kept or used in violation of chapter; contraband.
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# O.C.G.A. § 3-10-10. Existence of property rights in distilled spirits or vessels kept or used in violation of chapter; contraband.

No property rights of any kind shall exist in distilled spirits or in the vessels kept or used for the purpose of violating this chapter, or in any such liquors when received, possessed, or stored at any forbidden place or anywhere in a quantity forbidden by law or when kept, stored, or deposited for the purpose of sale or unlawful disposition, furnishing, or distribution. In all such cases the distilled spirits, the vessels and receptacles in which the distilled spirits are contained, and any property kept or used for the purpose of violating this chapter are declared to be contraband and are to be forfeited to the state when seized in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 16 of Title 9.

## History

Ga. L. 1915, Ex. Sess., p. 77, § 20; Code 1933, § 58-122; Code 1933, § 5A-7112, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-1/HB 233.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure.’’

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2015).