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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-4-41. Duty of purchaser of vehicle or part from which identification has been removed or altered.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-4-41. Duty of purchaser of vehicle or part from which identification has been removed or altered.

Any person who purchases for resale a motor vehicle or used part from which the identification markings or plates have been removed, altered, mutilated, or destroyed shall immediately report such purchase to the sheriff of the county in which such person conducts his business.

## History

Ga. L. 1963, p. 436, § 4.

## Cross References

Alteration or removal of identification numbers, § 40-4-20 et seq.