O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 16-13-48.1 (2019)
[Repealed] Funds or property transferred to state or local agencies under federal drug laws
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Repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 2-21/HB 233, effective July 1, 2015.
Annotations
Editor's notes. - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 16-13-48.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 840, § 1.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure."
Law reviews. - For article on the 2015 repeal of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Hill v. Clayton Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 640 S.E.2d 638 (Ga. Ct. App. 2006).
Hill v. Clayton Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 640 S.E.2d 638 (Ga. Ct. App. 2006). “The Board contends that the forfeited funds must therefore be accounted for as public money and the funds’ expenditure approved by the Board through the budgeting process. However, the local legislation must yield to the general law requiring that funds forfeited under federal…”
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