9-16-5. Notice to owner of seizure of vehicle.

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

If a seized vehicle is registered to a person or entity that was not present at the scene of the seizure and whose conduct did not give rise to the seizure, the seizing officer or his or her designee shall make a reasonable effort to determine the name of the registered owner of the seized vehicle and, upon learning such registered owner’s telephone number or address, inform such registered owner that the vehicle has been seized.

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Code 1981, § 9-16-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 1-1/HB 233.

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

Text read from t9-ch12-17-(v7a)-pdf.pdf, Volume V7A, 2015 edition, 2025 supplement, page 53; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 3ebff39d34dd.