O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 40-11-20 (2019)

Items subject to civil forfeiture

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

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The following items are declared to be contraband and are subject to forfeiture in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 16 of Title 9: (1) Any motor vehicle the manufacturer’s vehicle identification number of which has been removed, altered, defaced, falsified, or destroyed; and (2) Any component part of a motor vehicle the manufacturer’s identification number of which has been removed, altered, defaced, falsified, or destroyed.

History

(Code 1981, § 40-11-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1948, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 7-1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-25/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 Jly 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 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).

RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. - Criminal liability, under state law, concerning illegal removal or alteration of vehicle identification number, in-

cluding sale or possession of altered motor vehicles or parts, 107 A.L.R.5th 567.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1996–1996 · leading case: Strickland v. Vaughn, 472 S.E.2d 159 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996).

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Strickland v. Vaughn, 472 S.E.2d 159 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 40-11-20. 2 The Stricklands acknowledge that *639 OCGA § 40-6-391.”

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