DISCLAIMER OF MOTOR VEHICLE OWNERSHIP INTEREST Georgia, ____________ County I, ________________________ (name of motor vehicle owner) do hereby swear that I disclaim any and all ownership interest in: ________________________ (motor vehicle year, model, and make) ________________________ (vehicle identification number (VIN)) ________________________ (vehicle registration number, if available) I understand that by signing this form I will no longer hold any rights to the above listed vehicle and such vehicle may be sold at auction to satisfy a debt related to a lien filed against the vehicle. I further understand that disclaiming an ownership interest in this vehicle does not relieve me of any other debts related to such vehicle, such as a debt entered into for the purchase of such vehicle. By signing this form, I understand that I waive all future notices to which I am entitled under Article 1A of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, "The Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act." ________________________________________ Owner signature Sworn to and subscribed in ________________________ County, Georgia, This ________ (date) Before me: ________________________________ (Notary public signature, seal, and commission expiration date). If you wish to disclaim ownership, return this completed and notarized form to __________________ (name and address of party owed fees).
(Code 1981, §40-11-19.5, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 872, § 5/HB 307.)
Code Commission notes.- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, near the beginning of the Code section, a parentheses was added after "(vehicle identification number (VIN)" and near the middle of the Code section, "of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated" was added following "Title 40".
ARTICLE 2 CIVIL FORFEITURE OF VEHICLES AND COMPONENTS
Editor's notes.
- The former Article 2, concerning Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles by Wrecking Companies, was repealed by Ga. L. 1981, p. 469, § 4, effective July 1, 1981.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, § 397.