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GA Code § 44-11-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 11 - Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders|Article 1 - Ejectment|§ 44-11-7. Recovery of Mesne Profits

  By adding a count in his petition and submitting the evidence to the jury, the plaintiff in ejectment may recover by way of damages all such sums of money to which he may be entitled by way of mesne profits, together with the premises in dispute.   No plaintiff in ejectment shall have and maintain a separate action in his behalf for the recovery of mesne profits which may have accrued to him from the premises in dispute.    (Laws 1839, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 489; Code 1863, §§ 3269, 3270; Code 1868, §§ 3280, 3281; Code 1873, §§ 3356, 3357; Code 1882, §§ 3356, 3357; Civil Code 1895, §§ 4997, 4998; Civil Code 1910, §§ 5575, 5576; Code 1933, §§ 33-104, 33-105.)   Cross references.   - Form to be used in action for recovery of real estate and mesne profits, § 9-10-200.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   ANALYSIS    General Consideration   Bar to Separate Action    RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Ejectment, § 54 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 28A C.J.S., Ejectment, § 139 et seq.
GA Code § 44-11-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 11 - Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders|Article 1 - Ejectment|§ 44-11-8. Setoff of Value of Improvements Against Mesne Profits by Trespasser

 A trespasser may not set off improvements in an action brought for mesne profits except when the value of the premises has been increased by the repairs or improvements which have been made. In that case, the jury may take into consideration the improvements or repairs and may diminish the profits by that amount but not below the sum which the premises would have been worth without such improvements or repairs.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 3397; Code 1868, § 3416; Code 1873, § 3468; Code 1882, § 3468; Civil Code 1895, § 5087; Civil Code 1910, § 5671; Code 1933, § 33-106.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Ejectment, § 57.   14 Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Improvements, § 2.
GA Code § 44-11-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 11 - Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders|Article 1 - Ejectment|§ 44-11-10. When Previous Warrantor May Be Codefendant

 A previous warrantor of the title to the land in dispute may be a codefendant in an action of ejectment, provided he would be answerable in damages in case of eviction.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 3276; Code 1868, § 3288; Code 1873, § 3364; Code 1882, § 3364; Civil Code 1895, § 5006; Civil Code 1910, § 5584; Code 1933, § 33-115.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 28A C.J.S., Ejectment, § 51 et seq.
GA Code § 44-11-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 11 - Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders|Article 1 - Ejectment|§ 44-11-11. Necessity for Substitution Upon Death of Codefendant in Ejectment

 If a codefendant in any action of ejectment dies after the commencement of the action, the action may proceed against the surviving defendant without making the representative of the deceased codefendant a party.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 3374; Code 1868, § 3393; Code 1873, § 3441; Code 1882, § 3441; Civil Code 1895, § 5038; Civil Code 1910, § 5620; Code 1933, § 33-116.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 28A C.J.S., Ejectment, § 51 et seq.   ALR.    - Abatement by pendency of another action as affected by addition or omission of parties defendant in second suit, 44 A.L.R. 806.
GA Code § 44-11-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 11 - Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders|Article 1 - Ejectment|§ 44-11-12. Annexation of Title Abstract to Petition

 The plaintiff shall attach an abstract of the title relied on for recovery to the petition for the recovery of land and mesne profits.   (Ga. L. 1860, p. 43, § 1; Code 1863, § 3312; Code 1868, § 3324; Code 1873, § 3401; Code 1882, § 3401; Civil Code 1895, § 5002; Civil Code 1910, § 5580; Code 1933, § 33-117.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Ejectment, § 34.   C.J.S.   - 28A C.J.S., Ejectment, § 61.
GA Code § 44-11-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 11 - Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders|Article 1 - Ejectment|§ 44-11-13. When Judgment Conclusive of Title

 A judgment in ejectment shall be conclusive as to the title between the parties thereto unless the jury awards the plaintiff less than the fee.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 3275; Code 1868, § 3286; Code 1873, § 3362; Code 1882, § 3362; Civil Code 1895, § 5005; Civil Code 1910, § 5583; Code 1933, § 33-119.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Ejectment, § 50.   C.J.S.   - 28A C.J.S., Ejectment, § 126 et seq.
GA Code § 44-11-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 11 - Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders|Article 1 - Ejectment|§ 44-11-14. Issuance of Writ of Possession; Levy and Sale Clause

 When a verdict in ejectment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff and a judgment is entered thereon, the clerk of the superior court shall issue a writ of possession in which the clerk shall incorporate a clause directing the sheriff to collect by levy and sale of the defendant's property all sums of money awarded to the plaintiff in ejectment as mesne profits and costs.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 3559; Code 1868, § 3582; Code 1873, § 3637; Code 1882, § 3637; Civil Code 1895, § 5418; Civil Code 1910, § 6023; Code 1933, § 33-120.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 28A C.J.S., Ejectment, § 131 et seq.
GA Code § 44-11-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 11 - Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders|Article 1 - Ejectment|§ 44-11-15. Persons Not Subject to Writ of Possession

 The writ of possession shall not issue against third persons who were not known in the action on which such writ of possession is founded nor against third persons who were not put in possession by and do not claim under or by virtue of any conveyance from the defendant in the action.   (Laws 1811, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 511; Code 1863, § 3560; Code 1868, § 3583; Code 1873, § 3638; Code 1882, § 3638; Civil Code 1895, § 5419; Civil Code 1910, § 6024; Code 1933, § 33-121.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 28A C.J.S., Ejectment, § 131 et seq.
GA Code § 44-11-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 11 - Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders|Article 2 - Proceedings Against Intruders|§ 44-11-30. Manner of Ejecting Intruders; Affidavit; Ejection by Sheriff; Counteraffidavit

 When any person, either by himself, his agent, or his attorney in fact, shall take and subscribe an affidavit in writing before any officer authorized to administer an oath setting forth that he claims, in good faith, the right of possession to the described land or tenement and that such land or tenement is in the hands of another named person who does not in good faith claim a right to such possession and yet refuses to abandon the same, it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county where the land or tenement is located, upon receiving such affidavit, to exhibit such affidavit to the person described as being in possession of such land or tenement at the earliest possible day and to turn such person out of possession unless the person in possession tenders to the sheriff a counteraffidavit stating that he claims, in good faith, a legal right to the possession of the land or tenement.   (Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 52, § 1; Code 1863, § 3979; Code 1868, § 4000; Code 1873, § 4072; Code 1882, § 4072; Civil Code 1895, § 4808; Civil Code 1910, § 5380; Code 1933, § 105-1501.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Ejectment, §§ 1 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 28A C.J.S., Ejectment, §§ 1 et seq., 24 et seq.   ALR.    - Rights and remedies of tenant who remains in possession of all or part of the premises against landlord for interfering with his possession or enjoyment, 20 A.L.R. 1369; 28 A.L.R. 1333; 64 A.L.R. 900.    Right to eject customer from store, 33 A.L.R. 421.   Life tenant's right of action for injury or damage to property, 49 A.L.R.2d 1117.   Right of landlord legally entitled to possession to dispossess tenant without legal process, 6 A.L.R.3d 177.
GA Code § 44-11-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 11 - Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders|Article 2 - Proceedings Against Intruders|§ 44-11-31. Sheriff Competent to Administer Oath to Person in Possession

 The sheriff shall be a competent officer to administer the oath to the person in possession if he desires to tender the counteraffidavit provided for in Code Section 44-11-30.   (Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 52, § 2; Code 1863, § 3980; Code 1868, § 4001; Code 1873, § 4073; Code 1882, § 4073; Civil Code 1895, § 4809; Civil Code 1910, § 5381; Code 1933, § 105-1502.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 28A C.J.S., Ejectment, § 34 et seq.
GA Code § 44-11-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 11 - Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders|Article 2 - Proceedings Against Intruders|§ 44-11-32. Procedure on Submission of Counteraffidavit; Trial

 If the party in possession submits a counteraffidavit as provided in Code Section 44-11-30, the sheriff shall not turn him out of possession but shall leave both parties in their respective positions. In such an event, the sheriff shall return both affidavits to the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the land is located for a trial of the issue before a jury in accordance with the laws of this state.   (Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 52, § 3; Code 1863, § 3981; Code 1868, § 4002; Code 1873, § 4074; Code 1882, § 4074; Civil Code 1895, § 4810; Civil Code 1910, § 5382; Code 1933, § 105-1503.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Ejectment, §§ 75 et seq., 44 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 28A C.J.S., Ejectment, § 111 et seq.
GA Code § 44-11-33 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 11 - Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders|Article 2 - Proceedings Against Intruders|§ 44-11-33. Issuance of Writ of Possession; Fi. Fa. for Costs

 If the jury, upon the trial provided for in Code Section 44-11-32, finds for the plaintiff, the clerk of the court shall issue a writ of possession and a fi. fa. for the costs of the proceeding.   (Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 52, § 3; Code 1863, § 3982; Code 1868, § 4003; Code 1873, § 4075; Code 1882, § 4075; Civil Code 1895, § 4811; Civil Code 1910, § 5383; Code 1933, § 105-1504.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Ejectment, § 134 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 28A C.J.S., Ejectment, § 131 et seq.
GA Code § 44-12-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 12 - Rights in Personalty|Article 1 - In General|§ 44-12-1. Partition of Personal Property

 Application may be made and partition of personal property may be obtained in the same manner and under the same regulations as are prescribed by law for obtaining a partition of lands and tenements.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 3908; Code 1868, § 3938; Code 1873, § 4008; Code 1882, § 4008; Civil Code 1895, § 4798; Civil Code 1910, § 5370; Code 1933, § 85-1707.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "Joint Bank Accounts: A Different Form of Joint Tenancy," see 17 Ga. St. B.J. 184 (1981).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Superior courts have jurisdiction in matters of partition; therefore, a petition to a city court for a partition of personal property is a nullity and not amendable. Roberson v. Bennett, 20 Ga. App. 590, 93 S.E. 297 (1917).    Cited in Walden v. Walden, 191 Ga. 182, 12 S.E.2d 345 (1940); Verdery v. Campbell, 203 Ga. 211, 46 S.E.2d 66 (1948).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 59 Am. Jur. 2d, Partition, § 11.   C.J.S.   - 68 C.J.S., Partition, § 29.   ALR.    - Partition: division of building, 28 A.L.R. 727.
GA Code § 44-12-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 12 - Rights in Personalty|Article 2 - Choses in Action|§ 44-12-20. "Chose in Action" Defined

 A chose in action is personalty to which the owner has a right of possession in the future or a right of immediate possession which is being wrongfully withheld.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 2219; Code 1868, § 2213; Code 1873, § 2239; Code 1882, § 2239; Civil Code 1895, § 3072; Civil Code 1910, § 3648; Code 1933, § 85-1801.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63 Am. Jur. 2d, Property, § 25.   C.J.S.   - 73 C.J.S., Property, § 22.   ALR.    - Necessity and sufficiency of statement in writing of consideration or price for sale of goods or choses in action in order to satisfy statute of frauds, 59 A.L.R. 1422.    Rights and remedies incident to subrogation to one but not both elements of a single cause of action for injury to person damage to property, 140 A.L.R. 1241.    Statute relating to joint tenancy in personal property as applicable to choses in action, 144 A.L.R. 1465.
GA Code § 44-12-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 12 - Rights in Personalty|Article 2 - Choses in Action|§ 44-12-21. Rights and Remedies to Enforce Choses in Action

 For every violation of an express or implied contract and for every injury done by another to one's person or property, the law gives a right to recover and a remedy to enforce it. The right is a chose in action, and the remedy is an action at law.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 2223; Code 1868, § 2217; Code 1873, § 2243; Code 1882, § 2243; Civil Code 1895, § 3076; Civil Code 1910, § 3652; Code 1933, § 85-1802.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63 Am. Jur. 2d, Property, § 23.   C.J.S.   - 73 C.J.S., Property, § 22.   ALR.    - Presence of noxious weeds as ground for rescission of contract for purchase of land, 2 A.L.R. 1511.    Necessity, as condition of action at law, a defense thereto, based on rescission of contract, of return or tender before act of securities, commercial paper, or documents evidencing proper or contractual rights received as consideration, 105 A.L.R. 1003.   Hotel or innkeeper's liability for refusal to honor reservation, 58 A.L.R.3d 369.   Measure and element of damages recoverable from vendor where there has been a mistake as to amount of land conveyed, 94 A.L.R.3d 1091.
GA Code § 44-12-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 12 - Rights in Personalty|Article 2 - Choses in Action|§ 44-12-22. Assignment of Choses in Action Arising Upon Contracts

 Except as may be otherwise provided in Title 11, all choses in action arising upon contract may be assigned so as to vest the title in the assignee, but he takes it, except negotiable instruments subject to the equities existing between the assignor and debtor at the time of the assignment, and until notice of the assignment is given to the person liable.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 2224; Code 1868, § 2218; Code 1873, § 2244; Code 1882, § 2244; Civil Code 1895, § 3077; Civil Code 1910, § 3653; Code 1933, § 85-1803; Ga. L. 1943, p. 263, § 1; Ga. L. 1952, p. 225, § 9; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 44; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 44.)   Law reviews.   - For note, "Wrongful Refusal to Pay Insurance Claims in Georgia," see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 935 (1979).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   ANALYSIS    General Consideration   Requirements for Assignment of Choses in Action   Assignable Choses in Action   Rights of Parties    RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 6 Am. Jur. 2d, Assignments, §§ 58, 59. 63 Am. Jur. 2d, Property, §§ 26, 27.   2A Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Assignments, § 2.   C.J.S.   - 6A C.J.S., Assignments, § 36. 73 C.J.S., Property, § 22.   ALR.    - Assignability of right of action ex delicto for injury to property, as affected by statute, 5 A.L.R. 130.    Payment of judgment by debtor without notice of its assignment, 32 A.L.R. 1021.    Priority as between one who redelivers papers or securities not transferable by endorsement or delivery to pledgor or assignee and a bona fide purchaser from the latter, 37 A.L.R. 1540.    Priority of assignment of chose in action over subsequent garnishment as affected by lack of notice to debtor of assignment, 52 A.L.R. 109.    Meaning and scope of covenant in assignment of claim as regards legality or quality of claim, 91 A.L.R. 548.   Assignability of statutory claim against employer for nonpayment of wages, 48 A.L.R.2d 1385.   Law governing assignment of wages or salary, 1 A.L.R.3d 927.   Validity, in contract for installment sale of consumer goods, or commercial paper given in connection therewith, of provision waiving, as against assignee, defenses good against seller, 39 A.L.R.3d 518.
GA Code § 44-12-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 12 - Rights in Personalty|Article 2 - Choses in Action|§ 44-12-23. Assignment of a Fund

 A fund may be assigned in writing. The written acceptance of a draft will be treated as an assignment pro tanto of funds of the drawer in the hands of the acceptor.   (Civil Code 1895, § 3078; Civil Code 1910, § 3654; Code 1933, § 85-1804.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 6 Am. Jur. 2d, Assignments, §§ 51-54.   C.J.S.   - 6A C.J.S., Assignments, § 19.   ALR.    - Priority as between one who redelivers papers or securities not transferable by endorsement or delivery to pledgor or assignee and a bona fide purchaser from the latter, 37 A.L.R. 1540.    Enforceability in equity of assignment of part of a debt without the debtor's consent, 80 A.L.R. 413.    Meaning and scope of covenant in assignment of claim as regards legality or quality of claim, 91 A.L.R. 548.    Assignability of claim for tax refund, and rights of assignee in respect thereof, 134 A.L.R. 1202.
GA Code § 44-12-190 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 12 - Rights in Personalty|Article 5 - Disposition of Unclaimed Property|§ 44-12-190. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act."    (Code 1981, §44-12-190, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1506, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For annual survey article discussing commercial and banking law, see 49 Mercer L. Rev. 95 (1997). For note analyzing Georgia's disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, see 24 Mercer L. Rev. 505 (1973).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   1 Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Abandoned, Lost, and Unclaimed Property, §§ 2, 18.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act (U.L.A.) § 30.   ALR.    - Rights in respect of lost, mislaid, or abandoned property as between finder and person upon whose property it is found, 170 A.L.R. 706.   Validity, construction, and application of state statutes implementing the uniform unclaimed property act or its predecessor - modern status, 29 A.L.R.6th 507.
GA Code § 44-12-191 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 12 - Rights in Personalty|Article 5 - Disposition of Unclaimed Property|§ 44-12-191. Construction of Article

 This article shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.    (Code 1981, §44-12-191, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1506, § 1.)
GA Code § 44-12-193 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 12 - Rights in Personalty|Article 5 - Disposition of Unclaimed Property|§ 44-12-193. When Property Held, Issued, or Owing in Ordinary Course of Holder's Business Presumed Abandoned

 Except as provided in Article 17B of Title 10, all tangible and intangible property, including any income or increment thereon, less any lawful charges, that is held, issued, or owing in the ordinary course of the holder's business and has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than five years after it became payable or distributable is presumed abandoned, except as otherwise provided by this article. Property is payable or distributable for the purpose of this article notwithstanding the owner's failure to make demand or to present any instrument or document required to receive payment.    (Code 1981, §44-12-193, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1506, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1237, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 720, § 3/SB 195.)    The 2006 amendment,  effective July 1, 2006, substituted "Except as provided in Article 17B of Title 10, all" for "All" at the beginning of the Code section.   Cross references.   - Disposition of personal property left with a financial institution possession of which is taken by Department of Banking and Finance, § 7-1-172.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   "Lawful charges" against dormant checks, money order, and drafts.    - O.C.G.A. § 7-1-358 and a related regulation do not allow assessment of service charges only against dormant deposit accounts; thus, charges against dormant checks, money orders, and drafts qualified as "lawful charges" and were properly withheld from the Department of Revenue when funds were remitted under the Unclaimed Property Act, O.C.G.A. § 44-12-190 et seq. First Union Nat'l Bank v. Collins, 221 Ga. App. 442, 471 S.E.2d 892 (1996).   Gift certificates not presumed abandoned.    - Assessment of dormancy fees on gift cards and certificates and refusal to honor them after one year did not violate O.C.G.A. § 44-12-205 of the Georgia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act (DUPA), O.C.G.A. § 44-12-190 et seq; as the cards and certificates had not been unclaimed by the plaintiffs for more than five years when the complaint was filed, they were not presumed abandoned, and DUPA did not apply. Simon Prop. Group, Inc. v. Benson, 278 Ga. App. 277, 628 S.E.2d 697 (2006), aff'd, remanded, 281 Ga. 744, 642 S.E.2d 687 (2007).
GA Code § 44-12-194 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 44 - Property|Chapter 12 - Rights in Personalty|Article 5 - Disposition of Unclaimed Property|§ 44-12-194. Conditions Under Which Intangible Property Subject to Custody of State as Unclaimed Property

 Unless otherwise provided in this article or by any other provision of law, intangible property is subject to the custody of this state as unclaimed property if the conditions leading to a presumption of abandonment as described in Code Section 44-12-193 are satisfied and:    The last known address, as shown on the records of the holder, of the apparent owner is in this state;   The records of the holder do not reflect the identity of the person entitled to the property and it is established that the last known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state;   The records of the holder do not reflect the last known address of the apparent owner, and it is established that:   The last known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state; or   The holder is a domiciliary or a government or governmental subdivision or agency of this state and has not previously paid the property to the state of the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property;     The last known address, as shown on the records of the holder, of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property is in a state that does not provide by law for the escheat or custodial taking of the property or its escheat or unclaimed property law is not applicable to the property and the holder is a domiciliary or a government or governmental subdivision or agency of this state;   The last known address, as shown on the records of the holder, of the apparent owner is in a foreign nation and the holder is a domiciliary or a government or governmental subdivision or agency of this state; or   The transaction out of which the property arose occurred in this state and:   The last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property is unknown; or   The last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property is in a state that does not provide by law for the escheat or custodial taking of the property or its escheat or unclaimed property law is not applicable to the property; and   The holder is a domiciliary of a state that does not provide by law for the escheat or custodial taking of the property or its escheat or unclaimed property law is not applicable to the property.       (Code 1981, §44-12-194, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1506, § 1.)