{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-40-11-18","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 40-11-18","heading":"Retrieval of personal property.","body":"(a) 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.\n(b) 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.\n(c) For purposes of this Code section, the term “personal property” shall not include any items attached or affixed to the motor vehicle.","path":["TITLE 40 Motor Vehicles and Traffic","CHAPTER 11 Abandoned, Derelict, and Civil Forfeiture of Motor Vehicles","Article 1A Abandoned Motor Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.40.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"8e979c2fd0d4020e8c385e0acd00810397661831ca70287a2580d753be4d0844","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-40-11-17","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-40-11-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}