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O.C.G.A. § 44-12-157 — under Title 44.

O.C.G.A. § 44-12-157

Duration of pawn transactions; lease-back of motor vehicles prohibited; taking possession of motor vehicles; restrictions on interest, fees, or charges; action to recover excessive or undisclosed charges; consequences of excessive charges. Permanent records required; content. Manner of recording entry in permanent records; corrections; inspection. Maintenance of permanent records for four years. Effect of part on local laws. Supervision of pawnbrokers by municipalities. Prohibited acts; penalties; presumption as to pledgor; replacement of lost or damaged goods. Restrictions on advertising; disclosure tickets or statements. 44-12-158. Effect of defendant’s possession on necessity of proof of conversion. Right of plaintiff to elect form of verdict. Determination of value of property. Tender of property and hire; effect on costs. Setoff and recoupment in action involving purchase money contract; judgment; lien of defendant. Alternative verdict; effect as first lien pending payment of judgment. Effect of judgment for damages in trover; priority. Effect of destruction of or injury to property on defendant’s liability. Fees and costs when $100.00 or less is involved. PART 2 BAIL IN TROVER PROCEEDINGS 44-12-170. 44-12-171. Sale of perishable or other property in absence of replevy; amount of money verdict for plaintiff. Recovery by defendant in trover action when plaintiff had replevied property. Article 5 Disposition of Unclaimed Property 44-12-190. 154 Short title. T.44, C.12 Sec. 44-12-191. 44-12-192. 44-12-193. 44-12-194. 44-12-195. 44-12-196. 44-12-197. 44-12-198. 44-12-199. 44-12-200. 44-12-201. 44-12-202. 44-12-203. RIGHTS IN PERSONALTY Construction of article. Definitions. When property held, issued, or owing in ordinary course of holder’s business presumed abandoned. Conditions under which intangible property subject to custody of state as unclaimed property. When sums payable on traveler’s checks or money orders deemed abandoned; conditions under which same may be subjected to custody of state as unclaimed property. When instruments on which banking or financial organization directly liable presumed abandoned; service charges. When certain deposits or other interests in banking or financial organization presumed abandoned. When fund under life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract presumed abandoned. When funds held or owing by utility presumed abandoned. When unclaimed court ordered refund from business association presumed abandoned. When undistributed dividends and distributions of business associations presumed abandoned; when intangible interest in business associations presumed abandoned. When unclaimed property distributed in course of dissolution or liquidation of a person presumed abandoned. When intangible property held in fiduciary capacity for benefit of another, and income derived therefrom, presumed abandoned. Sec. 44-12-204. T.44, C.12 When intangible property held for owner by state or federal entity presumed abandoned. 44-12-205. When gift certificate or credit memo presumed abandoned. 44-12-206. When unpaid wages presumed abandoned.