Title 44

(a) Any person who lawfully repossesses a motor vehicle shall be an involuntary, gratuitous, or naked depository of any personal property found in such motor vehicle and shall have a lien on such property for any reasonable expenses incurred in storing such property or in giving …

The proceeds of any sale made under Code Sections 44-14-410, 44-14-411, and 44-14-411.1 shall be applied to the payment of any expense incurred in caring for the property sold, any expense incurred in endeavoring to locate and make delivery of the property to the owner, any expen…

In order to enforce his lien for materials furnished and work done, any jeweler or any other person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of repairing watches, clocks, jewelry, and other articles of similar character may sell those articles upon which charges for repairs, …

Before any sale is made as provided in Code Section 44-14-430, the person, firm, or corporation making the sale shall give 30 days’ notice thereof by posting a notice of the sale before the courthouse door of the county in which the repairs were made. Such notice shall give the na…

All sales made under this part shall be made at public auction before the courthouse door of the county where the person, firm, or corporation making the sale had its place of business at the time of receiving the article or articles to be sold and during the hours provided by law…

The proceeds of any sale made under this part shall be applied first to the payment of the lien for services rendered by the person, firm, or corporation making the sale for work done and materials furnished in repairing the article or articles sold, including the cost of the regis…

All persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the business of laundering, cleaning, tailoring, altering, repairing, or dyeing clothing, goods, wearing apparel, shoes, carpets, rugs, or other such articles shall, for the agreed price or the reasonable value of their services in la…

Any persons, firms, or corporations shall have the right to retain possession of the articles laundered, cleaned, tailored, altered, repaired, or dyed by them until their charges have been paid; but, if any articles are delivered to the person for whom the service was performed wi…

A lien under this part shall have the same rank as the special lien of laborers on the products of their labor and may be foreclosed in the same manner. History. Ga. L. 1909, p. 151, § 3; Civil Code 1910, § 3338; Code 1933, § 67-1903; Ga. L. 1987, p. 382 § 1.

(a) In order to satisfy the lien of the person, firm, or corporation performing the service, whenever any clothing, goods, wearing apparel, shoes, carpets, rugs, or other such articles remain in the possession of any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of launderin…

Before any sale shall be made as provided in subsection (a) of Code Section 44-14-453, the person, firm, or corporation making the sale shall give ten days’ notice thereof by mail to the last known address of the owner if known, or otherwise to the last known address of the person…

The proceeds of any sale made under subsection (a) of Code Section 44-14-453 shall be applied first to the payment of the lien for services rendered by the person, firm, or corporation making the sale for its services in laundering, cleaning, tailoring, altering, repairing, or dyei…

All persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the business of servicing or repairing bicycles, motor scooters, mopeds, motorcycles, lawn mowers, garden equipment, or other such related equipment shall, for the agreed price or the reasonable value of their services in servicing or…

Any persons, firms, or corporations shall have the right to retain possession of the equipment repaired by them until their charges have been paid; but, if any equipment is delivered to the person for whom the service or repair was performed without collecting the agreed price or …

A lien under this part shall have the same rank as the special lien of laborers on the products of their labor and may be foreclosed in the same manner. History. Code 1981, § 44-14-462, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1489, § 1.

In order to satisfy the lien of the person, firm, or corporation performing the service or repair, whenever any bicycles, motor scooters, mopeds, motorcycles, lawn mowers, garden equipment, or such other related equipment remains in the possession of any person, firm, or corporatio…

Before any sale shall be made as provided in Code Section 44-14-463, the person, firm, or corporation making the sale shall give ten days’ notice thereof by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery evidenced by return receipt to the last known address of the owner if known, o…

The proceeds of any sale made under this part shall be applied first to the payment of the lien for services or repairs rendered by the person, firm, or corporation making the sale for its services in repairing or servicing the equipment sold; and the residue, if any, shall be paid…

The method of satisfaction of the liens referred to in this part shall be cumulative of any other remedies provided by law for the foreclosure or satisfaction of such liens. History. Code 1981, § 44-14-466, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1489, § 1. PART 8 HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES

(a) Except where the context otherwise requires in subsection (b) of this Code section, as used in this part, the term: (1) “Hospital” means any hospital or nursing home subject to regulation and licensure by the Department of Community Health. (2) “Hospital care, treatment, or s…

(a) In order to perfect the lien provided for in Code Section 44-14-470, the operator of the hospital, nursing home, physician practice, or provider of traumatic burn care medical practice: (1) Shall, not less than 15 days prior to the date of filing the statement required under p…

The clerk of the superior court shall endorse the date and hour of filing on the statement filed pursuant to Code Section 44-14-471; and, at the expense of the county, the clerk shall provide a lien book with a proper index in which the clerk shall enter the date and hour of the fil…

(a) No release of the cause or causes of action or of any judgment thereon or any covenant not to bring an action thereon shall be valid or effectual against the lien created by Code Section 44-14-470 unless the holder thereof shall join therein or execute a release of the lien; …

No settlement or release entered into or executed prior to the entry of the injured party into the hospital, nursing home, or facility which provides traumatic burn care medical practice or prior to the time the patient first sought treatment from the physician practice for the in…

(a) Every licensed veterinarian shall have a lien on each animal or pet treated, boarded, or cared for by him or her while in his or her custody and under contract with the owner of the animal or pet for the payment of charges for the treatment, board, or care of the animal or pe…

(a)(1) If the charges due for any services enumerated in Code Section 44-14-490 are not paid within ten days after the demand therefor on the owner of the animal or pet or if the animal or pet is not picked up within ten days after the demand therefor on the owner of the animal o…

When any animal or pet is sold as authorized in this part to satisfy a lien for any of the services enumerated in Code Section 44-14-490, any surplus realized from the sale after payment of the charges and any expenses incurred in making the demand for payment thereof in connecti…

Other than compliance with the requirements of this part, no legal proceedings shall be necessary for the enforcement of the lien created by this part. History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 330, § 4.

It shall not constitute a violation of Code Section 16-12-4 if a licensed veterinarian or an operator of a facility for boarding animals or pets disposes of an animal or pet as provided in Code Section 44-14-491. History. Code 1981, § 44-14-494, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 572, § …

Every officer and employee or guardian of any employee on any watercraft engaged in the navigation of any river within the borders or forming the boundary of this state shall have a lien upon the boat or craft for any debts, dues, wages, or demands that they may have against the …

Any person hauling stocks, logs, or lumber for another person shall have a lien against the personalty so hauled by him to the extent of the amount of the indebtedness, if by contract, and to the extent of the value of the services so rendered, if the price to be paid for the hau…

All persons furnishing sawmills with timber, logs, provisions, or any other thing necessary to carry on the work of sawmills shall have liens on the mills and their products, which liens shall, as between themselves, rank according to date, and the date of each shall be from the …

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term “bad check” means a check drawn for payment of money on any bank or other depository in exchange for merchandise or for services rendered on merchandise when: (1) The drawer had no account with the drawee at the time the check w…

Pursuant to the authority granted to states by Section 107 of Title I of the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, P.L. 99-499, 100 STAT. 1613, 1630, all liens imposed pursuant to such federal act shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior co…

(a) Any person engaged in repair, storage, servicing, or furnishing supplies or accessories for aircraft or aircraft engines or providing contracts of indemnity for aircraft shall have a lien on such aircraft or aircraft engines for any reasonable charges therefor, including char…

(a) Liens on real property which are provided for in this chapter, other than mortgages, shall be foreclosed, when not otherwise provided for, by a compliance with his contract by the person claiming the lien and recording his claim and the commencement of an action therefor acco…

Upon the simple transfer or assignment of any rent note, mortgage note, or other such evidence of debt as mentioned in Code Sections 44-14-325 and 44-14-326, the person to whom the same may be transferred or assigned shall, without more, have full power and authority to foreclose…

Liens on personal property, other than mortgages, when not otherwise provided for, shall be foreclosed in accordance with the following provisions: (1) There shall be a demand on the owner, agent, or lessee of the property for payment and a refusal to pay; and such demand and ref…

In all foreclosure of liens on personalty in which the property levied on is replevied and in which verdicts are found for the plaintiffs, the plaintiffs shall be granted judgments against the defendants and their securities in the same manner and with the same effect as in cases…

It is the purpose of this part to conform to Section 6323 of the United States Internal Revenue Code as amended by Public Law 89-719, entitled the Federal Tax Lien Act of 1966. History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 561, § 2; Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 9.

(a) Notices of liens upon real property for taxes payable to the United States and certificates and all notices affecting such liens, including certificates of redemption, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the real property subjec…

The clerk of superior court shall file, index, and record in the general execution docket or lien book of his or her office a notice of a federal tax lien, refiling of a federal tax lien, notice or revocation of a certificate described in subsections (a) and (b) of Code Section 44-1…

A certified copy of a petition, with schedules omitted, commencing a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, P.L. 95-598, codified at 11 U.S.C. Section 101, et seq., or of the decree of adjudication in the proceeding, or of the order approving the bond of the trustee ap…

Unless a certified copy of the petition, with schedules omitted, decree, or order has been recorded in any county wherein the bankrupt owns or has an interest in real property, the commencement of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, P.L. 95-598, codified at 11 U.S…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act.” History. Code 1981, § 44-14-600, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1490, § 1.

As used in this part, the term: (1) “Broker” means a broker as defined in paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-40-1. (2) “Client” means a person or entity having an interest in real property that has entered into a written brokerage agreement with a real estate broker relative to such…