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O.C.G.A. § 9-16-5 — Notice to owner of seizure of vehicle | Georgia Code

O.C.G.A. § 9-16-5 (2018) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Scholar Amendments

TITLE 9 CIVIL PRACTICE

Section 16. Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act, 9-16-1 through 9-16-22.

ARTICLE 2 PROCEDURE FOR PERSONS UNDER SENTENCE OF STATE COURT OF RECORD

9-16-5. Notice to owner of seizure of vehicle.

If a seized vehicle is registered to a person or entity that was not present at the scene of the seizure and whose conduct did not give rise to the seizure, the seizing officer or his or her designee shall make a reasonable effort to determine the name of the registered owner of the seized vehicle and, upon learning such registered owner's telephone number or address, inform such registered owner that the vehicle has been seized.

(Code 1981, §9-16-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 1-1/HB 233.)

Editor's notes.

- This Code section is set out above to reflect a change in the catchline.

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