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2018 Georgia Code 40-11-8 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 40-11-8 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 40-11-8

TITLE 40 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Section 11. Abandoned, Derelict, and Civil Forfeiture of Motor Vehicles, 40-11-1 through 40-11-24.

ARTICLE 1 ABANDONED AND DERELICT VEHICLES

40-11-8. Disposition of proceeds of foreclosure sale.

The clerk of the court shall retain the remaining balance of the proceeds of a sale under Code Section 40-11-6, after satisfaction of liens, security interests, and debts, for a period of 12 months; and, if no claim has been filed against such proceeds by the owner of the abandoned motor vehicle or any interested party, then he or she shall pay such remaining balance as follows:

  1. If the abandoned motor vehicle came into the possession of the person creating the lien other than at the request of a peace officer, the proceeds of the sale shall be divided equally and paid into the general fund of the county in which the sale was made, into the general fund of the municipality, if any, in which the sale was made, and to the person who placed the lien on the motor vehicle which resulted in foreclosure;
  2. If the abandoned motor vehicle came into the possession of the person creating the lien at the request of a police officer of a municipality, the proceeds of the sale shall be divided equally and paid into the general fund of the municipality and to the person who placed the lien on the motor vehicle which resulted in foreclosure;
  3. If the abandoned motor vehicle came into the possession of the person creating the lien at the request of a county sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county police officer, the proceeds of the sale shall be divided equally and paid into the general fund of the county in which the sale was made and to the person who placed the lien on the motor vehicle which resulted in foreclosure; or
  4. If the abandoned motor vehicle came into the possession of the person creating the lien at the request of a member of the Georgia State Patrol or other employee of the State of Georgia, the proceeds of the sale shall be divided equally and paid into the general fund of the county in which the sale was made and to the person who placed the lien on the motor vehicle which resulted in foreclosure.

(Ga. L. 1972, p. 342, § 8; Ga. L. 1977, p. 253, § 5; Ga. L. 1980, p. 995, § 8; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 7-1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 807, § 6/HB 753.)

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