Georgia Code
Part 1 - Gambling
§ 16-12-32. Civil Forfeiture

History. Code 1981, § 16-12-32 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 2-14/HB 233.
Editor’s notes.
This Code section formerly pertained to seizure and disposition of property used in or derived from violation of this article. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 1945, p. 351, § 2; Code 1933, §§ 26-2709, 26-2710, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Code 1981, §§ 16-12-31 , 16-12-32 ; Ga. L. 1982, p. 2325, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 13; Ga. L. 1990, p. 587, § 1, and was repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 2-14/HB 233, effective July 1, 2015.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure.”
Law reviews.
For article, “Criminal Forfeiture: An Appropriate Solution to the Civil Forfeiture Debate,” see 10 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 241 (1994).
For article on the 2015 enactment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2015).

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