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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 52. WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATERCRAFT · Chapter 7. REGISTRATION, OPERATION, AND SALE OF WATERCRAFT · Article 3. ABANDONED VESSELS

52-7-73. Lien on vessel; foreclosure in courts competent to hear civil cases.

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

  1. (a)

    Any person who removes or stores any vessel which is or becomes an abandoned vessel shall have a lien on such vessel for the reasonable fees connected with such removal or storage plus the cost of any advertisement. Prior to acquiring such lien, the person must have complied with the requirements of Code Section 52-7-71.#

  2. (b)

    The lien acquired under subsection (a) of this Code section may be foreclosed in any court which is competent to hear civil cases, including, but not limited to, magistrate courts. Liens shall be foreclosed in magistrate courts only when the amount of the lien does not exceed the jurisdictional limits established by law for such courts.#

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, § 52-7-73, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 613, § 1.

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Text read from t52-t53-(v40)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V40, 2021 edition, page 190; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 062775612dfc.