Any officer who knowingly levies on or sells any property of a debtor which is exempt under this article, a schedule of which shall have been returned as required, shall be guilty of a trespass. An action may be brought therefor in the name of the wife or family of the debtor, and the recovery shall be for their exclusive use.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2019; Code 1868, § 2019; Code 1873, § 2046; Code 1882, § 2046; Civil Code 1895, § 2872; Civil Code 1910, § 3422; Code 1933, § 51-1501.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 13 - Exemptions From Levy and Sale
Article 2 - Statutory Exemptions
§ 44-13-100. Exemptions for Purposes of Bankruptcy and Intestate Insolvent Estates
§ 44-13-101. Method of Obtaining Exemption
§ 44-13-102. Survey and Plat of Exempted Land; Return to Probate Court; Recordation
§ 44-13-104. Town Property Worth More Than $500.00; Sale and Reinvestment
§ 44-13-105. Sale of Property Subject to Encumbrance of Homestead
§ 44-13-106. Use of Exempted Property
§ 44-13-107. Exempted Property Subject to Levy and Sale for Purchase Money and Taxes
§ 44-13-108. Levy or Sale of Exempt Property as Trespass; Cause of Action