2021 Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 11 - Abandoned, Derelict, and Civil Forfeiture of Motor Vehicles
Article 1A - Abandoned Motor Vehicles
§ 40-11-11. Short Title
The article shall be known and may be cited as the "Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act."
(Code 1981, §40-11-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 872, § 5/HB 307.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Construction with O.C.G.A. § 44-1-13. - The Department of Public Safety is not authorized to establish maximum rates for the removal and storage of motor vehicles pursuant to the Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act, O.C.G.A. § 40-11-11 et seq., beyond the department's regulatory authority as set forth in O.C.G.A. § 44-1-13. 2019 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 19-1.
Purpose.
- The Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act, O.C.G.A. § 40-11-11 et seq., was enacted during the 2019 legislative session to create a comprehensive and streamlined process for the removal of abandoned and unclaimed vehicles from public rights of way and private or public property. 2019 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 19-1.
