Georgia Senate - 1995/1996 Sessions

SB 557 - Veh. Cert. of Title - unlawful to use another's veh. w/out consent

Page Numbers - 1

Code Sections - 40-3-92.1

1. Stokes  43rd           2. Guhl  45th              3. James  35th
4. Thomas  10th


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SB 557 96                                          LC 19 2698

      SENATE BILL 557

      By:  Senators Stokes of the 43rd, Guhl of the 45th,
           James of the 35th and Thomas of the 10th

                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the Official
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, related to offenses involving
  1- 3  motor vehicle certificates of title, so as to provide that
  1- 4  it shall be unlawful for any person to take, use, or operate
  1- 5  any motor vehicle without the consent of the owner of such
  1- 6  vehicle; to provide a penalty; to repeal conflicting laws;
  1- 7  and for other purposes.

  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 9  Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the Official Code of
  1-10  Georgia Annotated, related to offenses involving motor
  1-11  vehicle certificates of title, is amended by adding
  1-12  immediately following Code Section 40-3-92 a new Code
  1-13  Section 40-3-92.1 to read as follows:

  1-14    "40-3-92.1. (Index)

  1-15    (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to take, use, or
  1-16    operate any motor vehicle or motorcycle upon the public
  1-17    streets and highways of this state without the permission
  1-18    of the owner thereof.

  1-19    (b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code
  1-20    section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-21  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  1-22  repealed.










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