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

O.C.G.A. § 48-2-83 (2019)

Process to test legality of forfeited property

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The owner of any property subject to forfeiture under this title may test the legality of the forfeiture by filing in the superior court of the county in which the property was seized within ten days after the seizure an affidavit of illegality against the commissioner in the manner and form prescribed by law for testing the legality of tax fi. fas.

History

Ga. L. 1956, p. 786, § 9; Code 1933,

§ 91A-258, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES C.J.S. 79 C.J.S., Searches and Seizures, §§ 250 et seq., 276 et seq. 84 C.J.S.,

Taxation, §§ 751 et seq., 794 et seq. 85 C.J.S., Taxation, § 1687 et seq.