O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 16-14-10 (2019)

Recognition and enforcement of judgments of other states; reciprocal agreements with other states

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

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(a) A valid judgment rendered by a court of a jurisdiction having a law substantially similar to this chapter shall be recognized and enforced by the courts of this state to the extent that a judgment rendered by a court of this state pursuant to this chapter would be enforced in such other jurisdiction.

(b) The Attorney General shall be authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with the attorney general or chief prosecuting attorney of any jurisdiction having a law substantially similar to this chapter so as to further the purposes of this chapter.

History

Code 1933, § 26-3409, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1385, § 6; Code 1981, § 16-14-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1385, § 12; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 2-25/HB 233.

Annotations

Editor’s notes. 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 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Legislative intent. - General Assembly’s intent is to foster cooperation between law enforcement agencies as necessary to the prosecution of organized

crime. Waller v. State, 251 Ga. 124, 303 S.E.2d 437, 1983 Ga. LEXIS 721 (1983), rev’d, 467 U.S. 39, 104 S. Ct. 2210, 81 L. Ed. 2d 31, 1984 U.S. LEXIS 86 (1984).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1983–1983 · leading case: Waller v. State, 303 S.E.2d 437 (Ga. 1983).

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