--- title: Title 40, Chapter 11. Abandoned, Derelict, and Civil Forfeiture of Motor Vehicles collection: code id: code:chapter:40-11 canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/40/chapter/11 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11.md date: 2025 status: active corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68 license: CC0-1.0 publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/40.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-10.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-12.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md heading: ABANDONED, DERELICT, AND CIVIL FORFEITURE OF MOTOR VEHICLES title_heading: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC section_count: 29 full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11.md?full=1 --- # Title 40, Chapter 11. Abandoned, Derelict, and Civil Forfeiture of Motor Vehicles Title 40. Motor Vehicles and Traffic 29 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue). - 40-11-1, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-1.md - 40-11-2, Duty of person removing or storing motor vehicle, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-2.md - 40-11-3, Removal of vehicles from public property by peace officer; notification requirements, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-3.md - 40-11-3.1, Unattended vehicle checks, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-3.1.md - 40-11-3.2, Limited prohibition on towing vehicles within paid parking facility located within 500 feet of an establishment serving alcohol, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-3.2.md - 40-11-4, Creation of lien; courts authorized to foreclose lien, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-4.md - 40-11-5, Lien foreclosure procedure, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-5.md - 40-11-6, Sale of vehicle pursuant to foreclosure, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-6.md - 40-11-7, How purchaser at foreclosure sale may obtain certificate of title, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-7.md - 40-11-8, Disposition of proceeds of foreclosure sale, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-8.md - 40-11-9, Derelict motor vehicles; determination of status; disposition; violations and penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-9.md - 40-11-10, Disposition of certain contents of abandoned vehicles, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-10.md - 40-11-11, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-11.md - 40-11-12, Legislative intent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-12.md - 40-11-13, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-13.md - 40-11-14, Unattended vehicle checks; completion and attachment of check card; determination if vehicle stolen, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-14.md - 40-11-15, Removal of vehicle; liability; duty of towing and storage firm when removal at request of law enforcement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-15.md - 40-11-16, Duty of towing and storage firm when removal at request of property owners; obligations of repair facility or salvage dealer in possession of vehicle, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-16.md - 40-11-17, Removal from private parking lot; fees; penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-17.md - 40-11-18, Retrieval of personal property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-18.md - 40-11-19, Notification letter to owners; advertisement; lien upon vehicle; recoverable fees; form disclaiming ownership; demand letter, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-19.md - 40-11-19.1, Petition to foreclose a lien on motor vehicle; answer; motion for judgment; timing; fees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-19.1.md - 40-11-19.2, Public sale authorized upon court order; procedure following satisfaction of lien; disposition of excess proceeds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-19.2.md - 40-11-19.3, Certified copy of court order; obtaining certificate of title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-19.3.md - 40-11-19.4, Development and publication of forms by the Council of Magistrate Court Judges; requirements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-19.4.md - 40-11-19.5, Form for disclaimer of motor vehicle ownership interest, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-19.5.md - 40-11-20, Items subject to civil forfeiture, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-20.md - 40-11-21, Assignment of new identification numbers prior to disposition of property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-21.md - 40-11-22, , repealed through 40-11-24 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-11-22.md