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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 9 - CIVIL PRACTICE (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-17-14)
Chapter 16 - GEORGIA UNIFORM CIVIL FORFEITURE PROCEDURE ACT (§§ 9-16-1 — 9-16-22)
- Section 9-16-1 - Short title
- Section 9-16-2 - Definitions
- Section 9-16-3 - Jurisdiction
- Section 9-16-4 - Venue
- Section 9-16-5 - Notice to owner of seizure of vehicle
- Section 9-16-6 - Seizure of property
- Section 9-16-7 - Reporting of seizure; role of state attorney
- Section 9-16-8 - Forfeiture lien
- Section 9-16-9 - Seized property not subject to replevin, conveyance, sequestration, or attachment; release of property; assignment of complaint for forfeiture; custodian of property
- Section 9-16-10 - Disposition of seized property
- Section 9-16-11 - Quasi-judicial forfeiture for property valued at $25,000.00 or less; notice; procedure
- Section 9-16-12 - In rem forfeiture
- Section 9-16-13 - In personam forfeiture
- Section 9-16-14 - Restraining order, injunction, and other measures to seize, maintain, or preserve property; hearing
- Section 9-16-15 - Stay of civil forfeiture proceedings during pendency of criminal proceedings; effect of criminal conviction
- Section 9-16-16 - Recovery by an injured person
- Section 9-16-17 - Burden of proof and presumptions
- Section 9-16-18 - Forfeited property vests in state at time conduct giving rise to forfeiture committed; release of property upon entry of judgment in favor of owner
- Section 9-16-19 - Disposition of forfeited property; order of distribution; annual report
- Section 9-16-20 - Court may order forfeiture of other property under certain circumstances; civil action; enforcement of judgments; persons having interest in property barred from collaterally attacking forfeiture proceedings; limitations
- Section 9-16-21 - Effect of federal law forfeitures; annual report
- Section 9-16-22 - Construction
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