Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Chapter 11. ABANDONED, DERELICT, AND CIVIL FORFEITURE OF MOTOR VEHICLES · Article 2. CIVIL FORFEITURE OF VEHICLES AND COMPONENTS

40-11-21. Assignment of new identification numbers prior to disposition of property.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Prior to the property’s being sold or returned to the owner or otherwise disposed of, the Department of Revenue shall assign it a new identification number. If the property is to be returned to the owner, the court shall order that such return is conditioned on the owner paying the expenses relating to the civil forfeiture, including the expenses of maintenance of custody, advertising, and court costs.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 40-11-24, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1948, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 7-1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 21-7/HB 501; Code 1981, § 40-11-21, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-25/HB 233.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘This Act shall become effective 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).

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