After having made a mortgage deed to personal property or a bill of sale to secure debt, any person who sells or otherwise disposes of the property or causes the property to be moved outside of the state before the payment of the mortgage debt or the debt secured by the bill of sale without the consent of and with intent to defraud the mortgagee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if loss is thereby sustained by the holder of the mortgage or bill of sale.
History. Ga. L. 1871-72, p. 71, §§ 1, 2; Code 1873, § 4600; Ga. L. 1875, p. 26, § 1; Code 1882, § 4600; Ga. L. 1887, p. 37, § 1; Penal Code 1895, § 671; Ga. L. 1910, p. 59, § 1; Penal Code 1910, § 720; Ga. L. 1921, p. 123, § 1; Code 1933, § 67-9901; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 44.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 14 - Mortgages, Conveyances to Secure Debt, and Liens
§ 44-14-1. Operation of “Open-End” Clauses; Limited to Ex Contractu Obligations Between Parties
§ 44-14-4. Procedure for Recording Cancellation of Mortgage
§ 44-14-5. Practices Prohibited in Connection With Certain Residential Real Estate Transactions
§ 44-14-6. Wrongful Sale or Removal of Mortgaged Property; Penalty
§ 44-14-8. Removal or Other Disposal of Encumbered Property in Order to Hinder Levy; Penalty; Venue
§ 44-14-10. Search for Property Where Defendant Has No Permanent Abode; Venue of Prosecution
§ 44-14-11. Entry of Nulla Bona; Shifting of Burden of Proof
§ 44-14-12. Deceiving as to Existence of Lien; Making Second Deed of Conveyance; Penalty
§ 44-14-15. Fee for a Future Conveyance; Limited Circumstances