O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 36-60-4 (2019)

Removal of junked motor vehicles; adoption of ordinances; authority to contract for removal

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) Each county and municipal corporation shall have the authority to provide by ordinance for the removal and disposal of any discarded, dismantled, wrecked, scrapped, ruined, or junked motor vehicles or parts thereof, when requested by the owner or when such motor vehicles are in such a condition that they constitute a health hazard or unsightly nuisance, notwithstanding the fact that such motor vehicles may be located upon private property. (b) Each county and municipal corporation, in addition to the specific powers conferred upon it by this Code section, is vested with such

additional powers as shall be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Code section and shall have the authority to adopt all reasonable ordinances in order to carry out and effectuate the purposes of this Code section. Additionally, each county and municipality shall have the power and authority to contract with private individuals and firms for the removal of discarded, dismantled, wrecked, scrapped, ruined, or junked motor vehicles or parts thereof. (c) Nothing contained within this Code section shall be deemed to apply to any motor vehicle which is located within the premises of any junkyard complying with the laws of this state relating to the licensing and regulating of motor vehicle junkyards.

History

Ga. L. 1971, p. 670, §§ 1-3.

Annotations

Cross references. - Control of junkyards, § 32-6-240 et seq. Disposition

of abandoned motor vehicles, T. 40, C. 11. Removal and storage by landowners of improperly parked vehicles, § 44-1-13.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Cherokee County v. Hause, 229 Ga. App. 578, 494 S.E.2d 234 (1997). RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 56 Am. Jur. 2d, Municipal Corporations, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions, §§ 398, 400 et seq.

C.J.S. - 101A C.J.S., Zoning and Land Planning, § 139.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Cherokee Cnty. v. Hause, 494 S.E.2d 234 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997).
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Cherokee Cnty. v. Hause, 494 S.E.2d 234 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 4× “But plaintiffs base their claim on the ordinance itself, which was passed pursuant to OCGA § 36-60-4. The ordinance provides in Section 3-25-30 that "[w]hen specifically directed to do so by the Sheriff's Office, the wrecker service shall hold vehicles for evidence, confiscation…”
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