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title: Title 9, Chapter 16. Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act
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date: 2025
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heading: UNIFORM CIVIL FORFEITURE PROCEDURE ACT
title_heading: CIVIL PRACTICE
section_count: 22
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# Title 9, Chapter 16. Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act

Title 9. Civil Practice

22 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 9-16-1, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-1.md
- 9-16-2, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-2.md
- 9-16-3, Jurisdiction, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-3.md
- 9-16-4, Venue, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-4.md
- 9-16-5, Notice to owner of seizure of vehicle, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-5.md
- 9-16-6, Seizure of property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-6.md
- 9-16-7, Reporting of seizure; role of state attorney, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-7.md
- 9-16-8, Forfeiture lien, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-8.md
- 9-16-9, Seized property not subject to replevin, conveyance, sequestration, or attachment; release of property; assignment of complaint for forfeiture; custodian of property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-9.md
- 9-16-10, Disposition of seized property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-10.md
- 9-16-11, Quasi-judicial forfeiture for property valued at $25,000.00 or less; notice; procedure, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-11.md
- 9-16-12, In rem forfeiture, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-12.md
- 9-16-13, In personam forfeiture, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-13.md
- 9-16-14, Restraining order, injunction, and other measures to seize, maintain, or preserve property; hearing, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-14.md
- 9-16-15, Stay of civil forfeiture proceedings during pendency of criminal proceedings; effect of criminal conviction, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-15.md
- 9-16-16, Recovery by an injured person, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-16.md
- 9-16-17, Burden of proof and presumptions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-17.md
- 9-16-18, Forfeited property vests in state at time conduct giving rise to forfeiture committed; release of property upon entry of judgment in favor of owner, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-18.md
- 9-16-19, Disposition of forfeited property; order of distribution; annual report, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-19.md
- 9-16-20, Court may order forfeiture of other property under certain circumstances; civil action; enforcement of judgments; persons having interest in property barred from collaterally attacking forfeiture proceedings; limitations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-20.md
- 9-16-21, Effect of federal law forfeitures; annual report, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-21.md
- 9-16-22, Construction, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16-22.md