Georgia Code
Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties
§ 16-13-30.1. Unlawful Manufacture, Delivery, Distribution, Possession, or Sale of Noncontrolled Substances; Civil Forfeiture

History. Code 1981, § 16-13-30.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2370, § 3; Ga. L. 1991, p. 886, § 2; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 2-16/HB 233.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1991, p. 886, § 4, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “(a) The repeal, or repeal and reenactment, of the provisions of Code Section 16-13-49 by this Act shall not abate any cause of action which arose at any previous time under the provisions of said Code section prior to the effective date of this Act. Furthermore, no action for forfeiture shall be abated as a result of the provisions of this Act, and any and every such action or cause of action shall continue, subject only to the applicable statute of limitations.
“(b) No property shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to this Act where the act or omission which makes such property subject to forfeiture occurred prior to the effective date of this Act unless such property was subject to forfeiture under the laws of this state at the time such act or omission occurred.”
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 survey article on criminal law and procedure for the period from June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003, see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 117 (2003).
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).

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