Georgia TITLE STATE: Yes SECURITY INTERESTS: Shown on title held by lien holder. LICENSE REGISTRATION: Georgia Motor Vehicle Division, 270 Washington Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30334. Tel: (404)362-6500. RECOVERY REQUIREMENT: As per UCC, repossession allowed without committing a breach of the peace. PLATES: Remain with the vehicle. If the DMV cant answer your questions, clik the link below and search on repossession legis.state.ga Plates no longer remain with the vehicle in Georgia, they are issued to the person now, and are transferrable.
Yes, after due process is followed in accordance with the laws of the state.
is concealing a car from repossession a felony in georgia?
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If my car is repoed and the car is not worth as much as I owe am I responsible to pay the differance?
the state the car is in govern the repossession, the lenders choice on which state governs collection efforts. Read your contract.
The legal remedy for vehicle repossession is covered by UCC laws. Regardless of where the lender is located the car can be repossessed under the laws of the state where it was purchased or where it is now located, whichever means is most advantageous to the lender.
I own a repo company in Washington state, so I'm not a expert in Georgia laws, however in most cases states consider repossession or self-help repossession to be a civil matter. Most likely your local PD would not take action against you. This is provided there is not a court order, forcing you to turn over your vehicle.
Per the Uniform Commercial Code, repossession is allowed without committing a breach of the peace. For specific legal regulations, see the related link below.
Yes, I think it is. We have so many laws concerning things like that.
what are the legalities of voluntary vehicle repossession
In the state of Ohio, your car may be repossessed if you miss one payment. Your car may be taken any time of the day or night by the repossession company. The repossession company is not allowed to keep any items that you may have left in the car. The company must inform you as to what they are going to do with the car, including selling it, putting it in a car auction, or keeping it.
I only know about the state of Massachusetts. And yes in our state they have one hour to report the repossession to the police department in the town of which the car was taken.