The order provided for in Code Section 48-3-16 shall not become final until the expiration of 30 days after its entry, during which time the respondent may appear and assert the defenses he could have asserted prior to the entry of the order; and the court shall so state in its order. If the respondent does not take advantage of this additional period within which to make a defense, the clerk of the superior court shall so note on the original order and the judgment shall be final. If the respondent does appear, the original order shall be vacated and the action shall proceed as if the order had never been entered.
History. Ga. L. 1957, p. 619, § 8; Code 1933, § 91A-320, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 48 - Revenue and Taxation
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 48-3-2. Executions Against Foreign Corporations
§ 48-3-3. Executions by Tax Collectors and Commissioners
§ 48-3-4. Selection of Property to Be Levied
§ 48-3-5. Geographical Scope of Tax Executions
§ 48-3-6. Leviers of Executions; Aggregating Multiple Executions
§ 48-3-8. Interest on Executions
§ 48-3-9. Notice of Levy to Owner of Security Deed or Mortgage; Lists; Fees
§ 48-3-12. Issuance of Garnishments by Tax Collectors and Tax Commissioners; Proceedings
§ 48-3-13. Petition to Reduce Execution to Judgment — Procedures
§ 48-3-14. Petition to Reduce Execution to Judgment — Procedures for Nonresident
§ 48-3-15. Petition to Reduce Execution to Judgment — Demand for Jury Trial; Issues
§ 48-3-16. Petition to Reduce Execution to Judgment — Procedures When Respondent Fails to Appear
§ 48-3-19. Transfer of Executions
§ 48-3-20. Interest on Transferred Executions
§ 48-3-21. Statute of Limitations for Tax Executions
§ 48-3-22. Statutory Limitations Applicable to Tax Executions
§ 48-3-24. Interposition of Claims; Oath; Bond; Trial
§ 48-3-25. Remittance of Money Collected on Process
§ 48-3-26. Judicial Interference in Tax Levies
§ 48-3-27. Obstructing Levying Officers; Penalty
§ 48-3-28. Release of State Tax Execution Upon Full Satisfaction