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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8)
Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, SECURITY INTERESTS, AND LIENS (§§ 40-3-1 — 40-3-95)
Article 2 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 40-3-20 — 40-3-43)
Section 40-3-41 - Suspension or revocation of certificates
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GA Code § 40-3-41 (2023)
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- (a) The commissioner shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard in accordance with Code Section 40-3-6, when authorized by any other provision of law or if he finds:
- (1) The certificate of title was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued; or
- (2) The vehicle has been scrapped, dismantled, or destroyed.
- (b) Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not, in itself, affect the validity of a security interest noted on it.
- (c) When the commissioner suspends or revokes a certificate of title, the owner or person in possession of it shall, immediately upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the certificate to the commissioner.
- (d) The commissioner may seize and impound any certificate of title which has been suspended or revoked.
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