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1992

Georgia State University Law Review

Lien

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Property Pawnbrokers: Provide Comprehensive Legislation Regulating Loans On Motor Vehicle Titles, J. Anthony Love Oct 1992

Property Pawnbrokers: Provide Comprehensive Legislation Regulating Loans On Motor Vehicle Titles, J. Anthony Love

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act makes extensive changes in the manner in which a pawnbroker may offer loans to individuals who pledge the title of their motor vehicle as security. The most significant provisions of the Act set new limits on the amount of interest which may be charged on a pawnbroker loan and require pawnbrokers to provide individuals seeking such loans with detailed disclosure settlements. The Act further revises the Georgia Code sections dealing with the leasing of motor vehicles pledged for loans, limitations on the duration of pawn transactions, the amount of storage fees which a pawnbroker may charge, the amount …


Property Mortgages, Liens, And Security: Provide Restrictions And Forms For Lien Waivers And Release, Daniel R. King Jan 1992

Property Mortgages, Liens, And Security: Provide Restrictions And Forms For Lien Waivers And Release, Daniel R. King

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act makes null, void, and unenforceable any waiver of a right to claim a lien in advance of furnishing labor, services, or materials. Further, any lien waiver executed after commencement of a project, whether to induce a progress payment or final payment, must substantially follow the forms set forth in the Act. Within thirty days after entering into a lien waiver conditional on payment, an unpaid contractor must file an Affidavit of Nonpayment or else such amounts owed shall be deemed paid in full and the condition of payment satisfied.


Crimes And Offenses Controlled Substances: Provide Procedures For The Seizure And Disposition Of Forfeited Property; Provide For Liens On Property Subject To Forfeiture; Provide For Distribution Of Forfeited Property And The Proceeds From Such Property, Debra D. Green Jan 1992

Crimes And Offenses Controlled Substances: Provide Procedures For The Seizure And Disposition Of Forfeited Property; Provide For Liens On Property Subject To Forfeiture; Provide For Distribution Of Forfeited Property And The Proceeds From Such Property, Debra D. Green

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act declares that certain items are contraband, and that no property rights exist as to those items. The Act provides for the seizure of property subject to forfeiture and for the filing of a lien for forfeiture upon the initiation of any civil or criminal proceeding under this article, as well as upon seizure. The Act provides procedures for forfeiture and the conditions required for the filing of a temporary restraining order against property subject to forfeiture. The Act provides for the evidence to be admissible at hearings and determinations made subject to forfeiture, as well as for inferences …