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HB 881 - Abandoned motor vehicles; certain pending claims; prohibitions

Jackson, William S (112th)	Williams, Robin L (114th)	Harbin, Ben (113th)
Smith, Bob (91st)	Coan, Michael T (82nd)

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First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to abandoned motor vehicles, so as to provide that no person who is in possession of an abandoned or derelict motor vehicle which has been involved in an accident and who has been notified that there are insurance claims or civil actions involving the accident or motor vehicle still outstanding or pending shall scrap, dismantle, demolish, or dispose of such vehicle until such person has been notified that all insurance claims have been settled or concluded; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 40-11-10

HB 881                                             LC 10 2867 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Official 
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions 
  1- 3  applicable to abandoned motor vehicles, so as to provide 
  1- 4  that no person who is in possession of an abandoned or 
  1- 5  derelict motor vehicle which has been involved in an 
  1- 6  accident and who has been notified that there are insurance 
  1- 7  claims or civil actions involving the accident or motor 
  1- 8  vehicle still outstanding or pending shall scrap, dismantle, 
  1- 9  demolish, or dispose of such vehicle until such person has 
  1-10  been notified that all insurance claims or civil actions 
  1-11  involving the accident or motor vehicle have been settled or 
  1-12  concluded; to provide an exception; to provide a penalty for 
  1-13  a violation of this Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for 
  1-14  other purposes. 
 
  1-15       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-16                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-17  Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Official Code of 
  1-18  Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable 
  1-19  to abandoned motor vehicles, is amended by adding at the end 
  1-20  thereof a new Code Section 40-11-10 to read as follows: 
 
  1-21    "40-11-10. 
 
  1-22    (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, 
  1-23    no person who is in possession of an abandoned or derelict 
  1-24    motor vehicle which has been involved in an accident and 
  1-25    who has been notified that there are insurance claims or 
  1-26    civil actions involving the accident or motor vehicle 
  1-27    still outstanding or pending shall scrap, dismantle, 
  1-28    demolish, or dispose of such vehicle until such person has 
  1-29    been notified that all insurance claims or civil actions 
  1-30    involving the accident or motor vehicle have been settled 
  1-31    or concluded. The provisions of this subsection shall not 
  1-32    apply to a motor vehicle for which a claim has not been 
  1-33    made during a period of 24 months from the date that the 
  1-34    motor vehicle was removed from public or private property. 
 
 
 
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  2- 1    (b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code 
  2- 2    section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor." 
 
  2- 3                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2- 4  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 5  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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