Cobb County Code §98-8 prohibits abandoned, inoperable, or unregistered vehicles on public roads or visible on private property. State law O.C.G.A. §40-11-1+ provides 10-day threshold. Cobb Police tag and tow after notice.
Cobb County addresses abandoned vehicles through Code §98-8 and Georgia state law O.C.G.A. §40-11-1 through §40-11-24. A vehicle is presumed abandoned if left on public property for more than 10 days, or on private property (other than owner's) without authorization for more than 10 days. Inoperable vehicles on private residential property must be stored within an enclosed garage or behind an opaque fence blocking view from the public right-of-way; a vehicle is inoperable if it has flat tires, missing wheels, expired registration, missing parts, or cannot be driven under its own power. Cobb Police and Code Enforcement tag vehicles with a warning notice identifying the violation; owners typically have 7 to 10 days to remove, store properly, or repair/register. Failure triggers towing by Cobb-contracted rotation wreckers to impound. Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act of Georgia governs impound lot sale after 30 days if not claimed.
Notice and tag: 7 to 10 day compliance window. Towing and impound: owner pays tow ($150 to $350), storage ($25 to $50 per day), and fines $100 to $500. Failure to claim within 30 days: vehicle sold at auction under Georgia abandoned vehicle law.
Smyrna, GA
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