Georgia § 40-11-18 - Retrieval of personal property.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-11-18 — Retrieval of personal property., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-11-18. Retrieval of personal property.
A towing and storage firm, repair facility, or salvage dealer shall allow an owner of a vehicle to retrieve any personal property within a stored vehicle for up to 30 days from the date which notice was sent pursuant to Code Section 40-11-19. Any personal property left in a vehicle after 30 days from the date on which notice was sent pursuant to Code Section 40-11-19 shall be considered abandoned. For purposes of this Code section, the term "personal property" shall not include any items attached or affixed to the motor vehicle. (Code 1981, § 40-11-18 , enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 872, § 5/HB 307; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 40/SB 429.) The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "on which" for "which" in subsection (b); and revised capitalization in subsection (c).
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