History. Code 1981, § 40-16-7 , enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 1-1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 1-1/HB 501; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, §§ 3-32, 3-33/HB 233; Ga. L. 2016, p. 864, § 40/HB 737.
The 2016 amendment, effective May 3, 2016, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “total fine or bond forfeiture” for “total fine or forfeiture” in subsection (c).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that:: “This Act shall become effective 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 on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 16 - Department of Driver Services
§ 40-16-2. Primary Responsibilities
§ 40-16-2.1. Annual Reports to the General Assembly
§ 40-16-3. Board of Driver Services; Commissioner
§ 40-16-4. Duties of Commissioner; Compensation of Department Employees
§ 40-16-5.1. Use of Department Vehicles and Equipment
§ 40-16-6. Civil Monetary Penalties
§ 40-16-7. Budget of Department
§ 40-16-8. Governor’s Commercial Transportation Advisory Committee