Georgia Code
Part 3 - Mechanics and Materialmen
§ 44-14-363. Special Liens on Personalty; Notice; Enforcement; Priorities; Maximum Claims for Storage; Recordation

A.B., mechanic, claims a lien on _______________ (here describe the property) of C.B., for work done, material furnished, and storage accruing (as the case may be) in manufacturing, repairing, and storing (as the case may be) the same.”
History. Ga. L. 1873, p. 42, § 8; Code 1873, § 1981; Code 1882, § 1981; Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 43, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 2805; Civil Code 1910, § 3354; Code 1933, § 67-2003; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 275, § 1; Ga. L. 1960, p. 912, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 415, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 902, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 831, § 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 561, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1107, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 2010, p. 776, § 1/HB 1147.
The 2000 amendment, effective July 1, 2000, substituted “certified mail or statutory overnight delivery” for “certified mail” in the first sentence of subsection (a).
The 2010 amendment, effective July 1, 2010, in the first sentence of paragraph (c)(1), inserted “or her” near the beginning, and deleted “aircraft or” preceding “farm machinery” near the end. See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Cross references.
Liens for work done or materials furnished with regard to motor vehicles, § 40-3-54 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
Ga. L. 2010, p. 776, § 3/HB 1147, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to all liens filed on or after July 1, 2010.
Law reviews.
For note discussing the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act (Ch. 3, T. 40) and its impact, see 13 Mercer L. Rev. 258 (1961).
For comment on United States v. Crittenden, 563 F.2d 678 (5th Cir. 1977), see 12 Ga. L. Rev. 692 (1977).
For comment on United States v. Crittenden, 600 F.2d 478 (5th Cir. 1979), discussing the priority of a mechanic’s lien in Georgia, see 14 Ga. L. Rev. 628 (1980).

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