Título 9. CIVIL PRACTICE · Capítulo 16. UNIFORM CIVIL FORFEITURE PROCEDURE ACT
9-16-3. Jurisdiction.
Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.
- (a)
A civil forfeiture proceeding shall be filed by a state attorney in the name of the State of Georgia in any superior court of this state and may be brought:#
- (1)
In the case of an in rem action, in the judicial circuit where the property is located;#
- (2)
In the case of an in personam action, in the judicial circuit in which the defendant resides; or#
- (3)
By the state attorney having jurisdiction over any offense which arose out of the same conduct which made the property subject to forfeiture.#
- (b)
If more than one state attorney has jurisdiction to file a civil forfeiture proceeding, the state attorney having primary jurisdiction over the conduct giving rise to the forfeiture shall, in the event of a conflict, have priority over any other state attorney.#
- (c)
A civil forfeiture proceeding may be compromised or settled in the same manner as other civil actions.#
History
Code 1981, § 9-16-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 1-1/HB 233.
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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Texto leído de T09 Ch12-16 (V7A) 2015.pdf, Volumen V7A, edición 2015, página 452; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo c88496cf9e57.