Bill Text: GA HB1274 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Towing firms; only impound in facility open 24 hours a day, every day; provide
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-09 - House Second Readers [HB1274 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB1274-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 1274
By:
Representative Collins of the
95th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 44-1-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the removal of improperly parked cars or trespassing personal property,
concurrent jurisdiction, procedure, automatic surveillance prohibited, and
penalty, so as to provide that any towing firm licensed by a local government
shall only impound vehicles in a facility open to retrieval of impounded
vehicles 24 hours a day, every day of the year; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 44-1-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
removal of improperly parked cars or trespassing personal property, concurrent
jurisdiction, procedure, automatic surveillance prohibited, and penalty, is
amended by adding a new subsection to read as follows:
"(g)
Any towing service licensed by a local government shall only impound vehicles in
a facility open to retrieval of impounded vehicles 24 hours a day, every day of
the year."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
