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2022 Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 11 - Abandoned, Derelict, and Civil Forfeiture of Motor Vehicles
Article 1A - Abandoned Motor Vehicles
§ 40-11-18. Retrieval of Personal Property
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GA Code § 40-11-18 (2022)
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- A towing and storage firm, repair facility, or salvage dealer shall allow an owner of a vehicle to retrieve any personal property within a stored vehicle for up to 30 days from the date which notice was sent pursuant to Code Section 40-11-19.
- Any personal property left in a vehicle after 30 days from the date on which notice was sent pursuant to Code Section 40-11-19 shall be considered abandoned.
- For purposes of this Code section, the term “personal property” shall not include any items attached or affixed to the motor vehicle.
History. Code 1981, § 40-11-18 , enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 872, § 5/HB 307; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 40/SB 429.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “on which” for “which” in subsection (b); and revised capitalization in subsection (c).
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