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O.C.G.A. § 18-3-15

Right of defendant to postseizure hearing

Code 1933, § 8-114.1, enacted by Ga

When a writ of attachment is issued against the property of the

defendant, the defendant may at any time traverse the plaintiffs affidavit upon which the attachment was obtained, stating that the affidavit is untrue or legally insufficient. Upon filing of the traverse, the court shall issue a show cause order to the plaintiff requiring him to appear at a specified time, which shall not be more than ten days from the filing of the traverse, to prove the grounds for the issuance of the attachment. If the plaintiff shall fail to carry the burden of proof, the

order authorizing the attachment shall be revoked.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.