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Georgia 30083.
A non-refundable payment of $20 is
required for a complete set of said
Bid documents. Bids will be con
sidered only from experienced and
well-equipped contractors.
A PRE-BID CONFERENCE
A mandatory pre-bid conference will
be held at 3:00 p.m. on the 15th day
of July, 2014 at 330 West Ponce de
Leon Avenue, Decatur, Georgia
30030 - First Floor, Conference
Room B. Bidders are required to at
tend and participate in the pre-bid
conference and site visit. For informa
tion regarding the pre-bid conference
and site visit, please contact Kim
berly Lyons, Contract Administrator at
404-371-6242 and klyons@dekalb-
countyga.gov.
QUESTIONS
All questions concerning the Project
and requests for interpretation of the
Contract may be asked and
answered at the pre-bid conference;
however, oral answers are not au
thoritative. Questions must be sub
mitted to the Department of Purchas
ing and Contracting in writing by one
of the following methods: in person at
the Maloof Center, 2nd Floor, 1300
Commerce Drive, Decatur, Georgia
30030, via email to
contractsreview@dekalbcountyga.go
v, or via facsimile to 404-371-6327,
no later than close of business on Ju
ly 22, 2014. Questions and requests
for interpretation received by the De
partment of Purchasing and Contract
ing after this date will not receive a
response or be the subject of ad
denda.
No Bid may be revoked or withdrawn
until sixty (60) days after the time set
for opening the Bids.
THE COUNTY RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL
BIDS, TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES
IN BIDDING, AND TO READVERT
ISE.
This 3rd day of July, 2014.
DeKalb County Department of
Purchasing and Contracting
Scott M. Callan, CPSM
Acting Chief Procurement Officer
Department of Purchasing and
Contracting
040-359840 7/3,7/10,7/17WG
DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
INVITATION NUMBER
14-100412
Sealed Bids will be received by
DeKalb County, Georgia, in the De
partment of Purchasing and Contract
ing, The Maloof Center, 2nd Floor,
1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur,
Georgia 30030, until 3:00 p.m. on 5th
day of August, 2014, at which time
and place they will be publicly
opened and read aloud, for furnish
ing all labor, materials, equipment,
and all things necessary pursuant to
Drawings, Specifications, conditions,
etc., for ++ ITB No. 14-100412-Con
struction of Paint/Welding Shop &
Design/Build Scope (“the Project”)++.
ONE ORIGINAL BID AND TWO
IDENTICAL COPIES MUST BE
SUBMITTED ON THE DATE AND
AT THE TIME AND PLACE PRE
SCRIBED ABOVE.
Contract Documents, Drawings, and
Specifications for this Work are on file
and open for inspection at AGC
Builders Exchange, 1940 The Ex
change SE, Suite 300, Atlanta, Geor
gia 30339 (or at the AGC of Georgia
Internet Plan Room at
www.agcga.org); National Associ
ation of Minority Contractors - At
lanta Chapter, 4251 East Side Drive,
Decatur, Georgia 30034; Reed Con
struction Data, 30 Technology Park
way South, Suite 100, Norcross, GA
30092; and the Department of Pur
chasing and Contracting, The Maloof
Center, 2nd Floor, 1300 Commerce
Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030. A
complete set of documents may be
obtained from The Department of
Public Works, 729 Camp Road, Dec
atur, Georgia 30032.
A non-refundable payment of $20 is
required for a complete set of said
Bid documents. Bids will be con
sidered only from experienced and
well-equipped contractors.
A PRE-BID CONFERENCE
A mandatory pre-bid conference will
be held at 10:00 a.m. on the 16th
day of July, 2014 at 330 West
Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur,
Georgia 30030 - First Floor, Confer
ence Room B. Bidders are required
to attend and participate in the pre
bid conference and site visit. For in
formation regarding the pre-bid con
ference and site visit, please contact
Kimberly Lyons, Contract Adminis
trator at 404-371-6242 and
klyons@dekalbcountyga.gov.
QUESTIONS
All questions concerning the Project
and requests for interpretation of the
Contract may be asked and
answered at the pre-bid conference;
however, oral answers are not au
thoritative. Questions must be sub
mitted to the Department of Purchas
ing and Contracting in writing by one
of the following methods: in person at
the Maloof Center, 2nd Floor, 1300
Commerce Drive, Decatur, Georgia
30030, via email to
contractsreview@dekalbcountyga.go
v, or via facsimile to 404-371-6327,
no later than close of business on Ju
ly 23, 2014. Questions and requests
for interpretation received by the De
partment of Purchasing and Contract
ing after this date will not receive a
response or be the subject of ad
denda.
No Bid may be revoked or withdrawn
until sixty (60) days after the time set
for opening the Bids.
THE COUNTY RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL
BIDS, TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES
IN BIDDING, AND TO READVERT
ISE.
This 3rd day of July, 2014.
DeKalb County Department of
Purchasing and Contracting
Scott M. Callan, CPSM
Acting Chief Procurement Officer
Department of Purchasing and
Contracting
040-359841 7/3,7/10,7/17WG
Invitation to Bid: DeKalb County
Government requests qualified indi
viduals and firms with experience in
revenue enhancement and collection
services to submit bids for ++Reven-
ue Enhancement and Collection Ser
vices (ITB No. 14-100414)++.
For a copy of the Invitation to Bid,
please contact: DeKalb County De
partment of Purchasing and Contract
ing, 2nd Floor, The Maloof Center,
1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur,
Georgia 30030 (telephone number
404-371-7051), or for a free and
downloadable copy of the ITB, visit
our website at www.dekalb-
countyga.gov/purchasing/index.ht
ml. Sealed Bids will be received at
the above address until 3:00 p.m. on
July 31, 2014, at which time and
place they will be publicly opened
and read aloud. No pre-bid confer
ence or site visit will be held.
Questions: All questions concerning
the ITB must be submitted to the De
partment of Purchasing and Contract
ing in writing by one of the following
methods: in person at the Maloof
Center, 2nd Floor, 1300 Commerce
Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030, via
email to contractsreview@dekalb-
countyga.gov, or via facsimile to
404-371-6327, no later than close of
business on Tuesday, July 15, 2014.
Questions and requests for interpret
ation received by the Department of
Purchasing and Contracting after this
date will not receive a response or be
the subject of addenda.
Addenda: Addenda may be issued in
response to changes in the ITB. It is
the responsibility of the bidder to en
sure awareness of all addenda is
sued for this solicitation. Please ac
knowledge the addenda and submit
to the Department of Purchasing and
Contracting as requested. Bidder
may call the Purchasing and Con
tracting representative to verify the
number of addenda prior to submis
sion. Addenda issued for this project
may be found on DeKalb County’s
website, http://www.dekalb-
countyga.gov/purchasing/pc-
fbr_current_bids.html.
LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS ENTER
PRISE ORDINANCE
It is the objective of the Chief Execut
ive Officer and Board of Commission
ers of DeKalb County to provide max
imum practicable opportunity for all
businesses to participate in the per
formance of government contracts,
including Local Small Business Enter
prises (LSBE), Minority Business En
terprises (MBE) and Women Busi
ness Enterprises (WBE). The
County’s Schedule of Local Small
Business Enterprise Participation,
Minority Business Enterprise and Wo
men Business Enterprise Opportun
ity Tracking Form (Exhibit A) and Let
ter of Intent to Perform as a Subcon
tractor or Provide Materials or Ser
vices (Exhibit B) are included in the
Request for Proposal, along with
sample report forms (Exhibit C). The
current DeKalb County List of Certi
fied Vendors is included as Exhibit D.
For details relative to DeKalb
County’s Local Small Business Enter
prise Ordinance, contact the Con
tract Compliance Division at con-
tract@dekalbcountyga.gov or
404.371.4795.
No bid may be revoked or withdrawn
until sixty (60) days after the time set
for opening the bids. The County re
serves the right to reject any and all
bids, to waive informalities, and to re
advertise.
This 3rd day of July, 2014.
Scott M. Callan, CPSM
Acting Chief Procurement Officer
Department of Purchasing and
Contracting
040-359884 7/3.7/10JH
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
++FEDERAL PROJECT NO.
IMNH0 0285 01(354)++
DEKALB COUNTY
SEALED PROPOSALS FOR FUR
NISHING ALL LABOR, MATERIAL,
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER THINGS
NECESSARY FOR THE FOLLOW
ING WORK WILL BE RECEIVED BY
THE UNDERSIGNED AT THE DE
PARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA
TION, ONE GEORGIA CENTER, 600
WEST PEACHTREE ST., NW, AT
LANTA, GEORGIA, 30308 UNTIL
11:00 A.M.,JULY 18, 2014 AND
PUBLICLY OPENED.
INTERCHANGE RECONSTRUC
TION ON I 285/SR 407 AT SR 155
(FLAT SHOALS RD); ALSO IN
CLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A
BRIDGE AND INSTALLATION OF
INTERSECTION VIDEO DETEC
TION SYSTEMS (VDS).
CONTRACT TIME: 1/31/2017
PROPOSAL GUARANTY: 5.00%
DISTRICT OFFICE: CHAMBLEE
PRICE OF PLANS:
DBE :0.00
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS MAY
BE INSPECTED AT THE DISTRICT
OFFICE AS INDICATED. COPIES
OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICA
TIONS ($35.00) MAY BE OB
TAINED FROM THE STATE TRANS
PORTATION OFFICE ENGINEER
AT ONE GEORGIA CENTER, 600
WEST PEACHTREE ST., NW, IN
ATLANTA, TELEPHONE NUMBER
(404) 631 1215. PLANS ARE AVAIL
ABLE AS INDICATED. PAYMENT
OF THE CORRECT AMOUNT MUST
BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF
BILLING; SUCH PAYMENTS ARE
NOT REFUNDABLE.
PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO THE
CONTRACTOR EACH CALENDAR
MONTH BASED ON THE ESTIM
ATED WORK COMPLETE IN PLACE
AS PRESCRIBED BY THE STAND
ARD SPECIFICATIONS.
THE STATE RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL
BIDS.
KEITH GOLDEN, P.E,
COMMISSIONER
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
040-359887 7/3.7/10JH
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
FROM:
1.01 THE OWNER (HEREINAFTER
REFERRED TO AS OWNER):
A. Name: City of Stone Mountain, GA
B. Address: 875 Main Street
C. City, State, Zip: Stone Mountain,
GA 30083
1.02 AND THE ARCHITECT (HERE
INAFTER REFERRED TO AS AR
CHITECT):
A. Name: Lord Aeck Sargent Archi
tecture
B. Address: 1175 Peachtree Street
NE, Suite 2400
C. City, State, Zip: Atlanta, GA 30361
1.03 DATE: JULY 3,2014
1.04 TO: POTENTIAL BIDDERS
A. Your firm is invited to submit an of
fer under seal to Owner at the above
address before 10:00 AM local pre
vailing time on the 25th day of July,
2014, for the following project: ++Re-
habilitation Work on the Historic
Stone Mountain Train Depot.++
B. Project Description: The scope of
work is the exterior rehabilitation of
the Depot. Exterior work includes
stone wall tuckpointing, door and win
dow rehabilitation, dock door recon
struction, painting, roof deck repair,
and roof replacement. Interior work
includes rehabilitation of the interior
side of exterior doors and windows.
This project is funded in part by a
Transportation Enhancement Grant
from the Georgia Department of
Transportation. The Contractor must
fulfill the requirements as required by
GDOT and as indicated in the Project
Manual.
C. The Georgia Department of Trans
portation Standard Specifications,
2013 Edition, and applicable Supple
mental Specifications and Special
Provision apply to this project. While
the technical provisions of the GDOT
documents may have limited applica
tion to this building rehabilitation
project, there are contract administra
tion requirements contained in the
Standard Specifications and applic
able Supplemental Specifications and
Special Provisions that apply to this
project.
D. The City of Stone Mountain in ac
cordance with Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252,
42 USC 2000d-42 and Title 49, Code
of Federal Regulations, Department
of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of
the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimin
ation in federally assisted programs
of the Department of Transportation
issued pursuant to such Act, hereby
notifies all bidders that it will affirmat
ively ensure that in any contract
entered into pursuant to this advert
isement, minority business enter
prises will be afforded full opportun
ity to submit bids in response to this
invitation and will not be discrimin
ated against on the grounds of race,
color, sex, or national origin in con
sideration for an award.
E. Bid Documents may be obtained
by Licensed General Contractors and
Subcontractors, in electronic format,
from the office of the Architect. Only
full sets of Bid Documents, in elec
tronic format, will be issued by the Ar
chitect.
1. To obtain bid Documents, in elec
tronic format, provide a written re
quest for Bid Documents to the office
of the Architect, Lord Aeck Sargent
Architecture, 1201 Peachtree Street
NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia
30361, Attention: David Steele. The
written request may also be submit
ted via email to dsteele@lordaeck-
sargent.com and must contain the
following information:
a. Contractor's Company Name
b. Contractor's Company Address
c. Contractor's Company Phone &
Fax Numbers
d. Contact Name and Email Address
2. Upon receipt of the written request
and after confirmation of information
provided, the Architect will place the
Bidder on the Official List of Plan
Holders and send the Bidder digital
bid documents for downloading.
a. Bidder is solely responsible for
making arrangements and payments
for printing of Bid Documents.
F. Electronic Bid Documents have
also been provided to:
1. Reed Construction Data, 30 Tech
nology Parkway South, Suite 100,
Norcross, GA 30092.
2. AGC Builders Exchange, 1940 The
Exchange, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA
30339.
G. A Pre-bid meeting will be held at
the site on July 17, 2014 at 10:00
AM, local prevailing time.
H. Bidders will be required to provide
Proposal Guaranty in the form of a
Bid Bond of a sum no less than 5
percent of the bid Amount.
I. Bidders will be required to provide a
Performance Bond in an amount
equal to 100% of the contract price.
J. Bidders will be required to provide
a Payment Bond in an amount equal
to 110% of the contract price.
K. Submit your offer on the Bid Form
provided.
L. Your offer will be required to be
submitted under a condition of Irre
vocability for a period of 60 days after
submission.
M. The DBE Goal for this project is
20%. Bidders must document all at
tempts to meet the goal and submit
with bids.
N. The Owner reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all offers.
O. Bidders submitting bids over
$2,000,000 shall be prequalified with
the GDOT.
P. Bidders submitting bids
$2,000,000 or less shall be prequali
fied or registered subcontractors with
the GDOT.
END OF BID SOLICITATION
040-360347 7/10,7/17,7/24wg
Request for Proposals: DeKalb
County Government requests quali
fied individuals and firms with experi
ence in leadership development to
submit proposals for the ++DeKalb
County Police Promotional Selec
tion and Testing Process Services
(RFP No. 14-500304++) (hereinafter
referred to as “Project”).
For a free downloadable copy of this
proposal, visit our website at
www.dekalb countyga.gov/pur
chasing/index.html. Proposals will
be received until 3:00 p.m. on Au
gust 7, 2014, at: DeKalb County De
partment of Purchasing and Contract
ing, 1300 Commerce Drive, 2nd
Floor, Decatur, Georgia 30030 (tele
phone number 404/371-7051).
Pre-Proposal Conference: A pre-bid
conference will be held at 330 West
Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur,
Georgia 30030 - First Floor, Con
ference Room B on the 29th day of
July, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. It is strongly
recommended that all interested re
sponders attend and participate in
the pre-proposal conference. For in
formation regarding the pre-bid con
ference, please contact, Derman
Lawrence, Contract Administrator,
Department of Purchasing and Con
tracting at 404-371-6335 or email at
dlawrence@dekalbcountyga.gov.
Questions: All questions concerning
the Project, and requests for inter
pretation of the contract, may be
asked and answered at the pre-bid
conference; however, oral answers
are not authoritative. Questions must
be submitted to the Department of
Purchasing and Contracting in writ
ing by one of the following methods:
in person at 1300 Commerce Drive,
2nd Floor, Decatur, Georgia 30030,
via email to contractsreview
@dekalbcountyga.gov, or via fac
simile to 404-371-6327, no later than
close of business on July 30, 2014.
Questions and requests for interpret
ation received by the Department of
Purchasing and Contracting after this
date will not receive a response or be
the subject of addenda.
Addenda: Addenda issued for this
project may be found on DeKalb
County’s website, http://www.deka!-
bcountyga.gov/purchasing/pc-
fbr_current_bids.html.
Local Small Business
Enterprise Ordinance
It is the objective of the Chief Execut
ive Officer and Board of Commission
ers of DeKalb County to provide max
imum practicable opportunity for all
businesses to participate in the per
formance of government contracts,
including Local Small Business Enter
prises (LSBE), Minority Business En
terprises (MBE) and Women Busi
ness Enterprises (WBE). The
County’s Schedule of Local Small
Business Enterprise Participation,
Minority Business Enterprise and Wo
men Business Enterprise Opportun
ity Tracking Form (Exhibit A) and Let
ter of Intent to Perform as a Subcon
tractor or Provide Materials or Ser
vices (Exhibit B) are included in the
Request for Proposal, along with
sample report forms (Exhibit C). The
current DeKalb County List of Certi
fied Vendors is included as Exhibit D.
For details relative to DeKalb
County’s Local Small Business Enter
prise Ordinance, contact the Con
tract Compliance Division at con-
tract@dekalbcountyga.gov or
404.371.4795.
The County reserves the right to re
ject any and all proposals, to waive
informalities, and to readvertise.
This 10th day of July, 2014.
DeKalb County Department of Pur
chasing and Contracting
Scott M. Callan, CPSM
Acting Chief Procurement Officer
Department of Purchasing
and Contracting
040-360353 7/1 Ojb
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
DeKalb County, Georgia
Week of July 10, 2014 Request
for Quotation No. 3003021 ITB (Refer
to the Index for the page number in
which the Display ad is located.
++3003021 ITB Ford, F-150 Super
Crew 4X4 Pickup
14-500304 RFP DeKalb County Po
lice Promotional Selection and Test
ing Process Services++
Condemnation
050-359716 6/26,7/3,7/10JH
COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF DEKALB COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
CIVIL ACTION FILE NO.
++13CV8272-4++
STATE OF GEORGIA,
Plaintiff,
v.
APPROXIMATELY 238.7 GRAMS
OF COCAINE; AND SIXTY ONE
THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED
SIXTY FOUR DOLLARS
($61,464.00) IN U.S. CURRENCY;
AND SHARP LED TELEVISION W/
REMOTE, SER# 212829909; AND
SONY BLUE RAY PLAYER W/ RE
MOTE, SER# 1037616; AND
APPPLE I-PAD (16GB), SER# DMP-
KHPH9F182.
Defendants, in rem.
Plaintiff, the State of Georgia, by and
through Robert D. James, District At
torney of the Stone Mountain Judi
cial Circuit, hereby brings this Com
plaint pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(o), and shows the Court the fol
lowing:
1.
The Defendant Property sought to be
forfeited is described as follows:
a. Approximately 238.7 grams of co
caine; and
b. Approximately 8.42 ounces of
marijuana; and
c. Sixty one thousand four hundred
sixty four dollars ($61,464.00) in U.S.
Currency; and
d. Sharp LED Television w/ remote,
SER# 212829909; and
e. Sony Blue Ray Player w/ remote,
SER# 1037616; and
f. Apple I-PAD (16GB), SER# DMP-
KHPH9PF182.
2.
The Defendant Property in Para
graph One was seized by Detective
C. M. Forsberg of the DeKalb County
Police Department, pursuant to law
ful authority on May 9, 2013 at 18310
Kensington Point, Lithonia, DeKalb
County, Georgia.
3.
The DeKalb County Police Depart
ment reported the fact of seizure, in
writing on May 22, 2013, which is
within twenty days of seizure.
4.
The Defendant Currency is presently
located at the DeKalb County Police
Department Seizure Account, BB&T
Bank, DeKalb County, Georgia, and
is subject to the jurisdiction of this
Court.
5.
Names and addresses of all known
purported owners of the Defendant
Property are as follows:
Kenneth Davis
18310 Kensington Point
Lithonia, Georgia 30058
6.
Names and addresses of all known
holders of interest of the Defendant
Property are as follows:
Kenneth Davis
18310 Kensington Point
Lithonia, Georgia 30058
7.
On May 9, 2013, Officer Fulton re
sponded to a call at 18310 Kensing
ton Pt., Lithonia, in reference to a
concerned DeKalb County citizen
calling to report that a male subject,
Kenneth Davis, was residing at the
location and was wanted for Narcot
ics and weapons violations. The
caller advised that Davis was sitting
in front of his apartment in a 2013
white Chrysler 300. The warrant was
confirmed and it also advised that
Davis was considered armed and
dangerous.
8.
Upon the Officers arrival, they ob
served the vehicle to be unoccupied,
but upon the operator contacting the
caller, they advised that Davis had
gone into his apartment: #18310.
Upon the Officers approaching the
door to Apt. 18310, they observed
there to be a very strong odor of
Marijuana emitting from the interior of
the apartment. They also observed
there to be talking by the occupants
of the apartment. Officer Fulton
knocked on the door, approximately
four different times, and stated
"DeKalb County Police." After knock
ing on the door the first time, he
heard what appeared to be running
and shuffling as if someone in the in
side was attempting to conceal
something. Moments later Davis
answered the front door with one
hand behind the door. He was asked
his name, at which time he advised,
"Mr. Kenneth Davis." He then took a
few steps back into the living room as
if he was attempting to run or launch
an attack on the Officers. Due to this
maneuver, the Officer immediately
detained him. They inquired if any
one else was inside of the location,
which he failed to answer. Due to his
failure to answer, for Officer Safety,
the Officers conducted a security
sweep of the apartment. Upon enter
ing the rear bedroom, they observed
two (2) male subjects: Anthony Ellis
on and Issac Coleman. Both sub
jects were detained while the Of
ficers continued to search the loca
tion for any other subjects. Upon en
tering the bedroom closet, Officer
Fulton observed, in plain view sitting
on top of a pair of shoes, a large zip
lock bag containing 8.42 ounces of
Marijuana. After conducting the se
curity sweep, they contacted Detect
ive Forsberg of the DeKalb County
Narcotics Unit due to the large
amount of Marijuana that was ob
served in the closet.
9.
Upon Detective Forsberg arriving to
the location, and being briefed on the
Officers findings, a search warrant
was applied for and approved. Upon
executing the search warrant, they
located 238.7 grams of Cocaine
which was located in a coat pocket in
the bedroom closet and in the dryer.
They seized a Sharp LED television,
a Sony Blue Ray Player and an I-
PAD which was located in the com
mon areas of the apartment. They
also seized an undetermined amount
of U.S. currency which was located in
the bedroom closet and in the freez
er.
10.
Davis was arrested and transported
to the DeKalb County Jail. The U.S.
currency was transported to BB&T
Bank where it was counted by an em-
ployee and determined to be
$61,646.00. The currency was then
deposited in an account at the bank.
11.
Davis was arrested and charged with
Violation of the Georgia Controlled
Substances Act.
12.
The Defendant Currency is seized
pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(d)(2).
13.
Said Defendant Property is contra
band and should be forfeited to the
State of Georgia pursuant to the pro
visions of O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49, in
that said Property represents pro
ceeds derived or realized from a viol
ation of the Georgia Controlled Sub
stances Act, O.C.G.A. § 16-13-30.
14.
Said Defendant Property is contra
band and should be forfeited to the
State of Georgia pursuant to the pro
visions of O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49, in
that said Property was used or inten
ded for use to facilitate a violation of
the Georgia Controlled Substances
Act, O.C.G.A.§ 16-13-30.
15.
Said Defendant Property is contra
band and should be forfeited to the
State of Georgia pursuant to the pro
visions of O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49, in
that said Property was found in close
proximity to marijuana.
WHEREFORE THE STATE OF
GEORGIA PRAYS:
1) that all owners and interest hold
ers listed above be personally served
with a copy of the Complaint and
Summons;
2) that the custodian of the Defend
ant Property listed above be person
ally served with a copy of the Com
plaint and Summons and be ordered
to maintain possession of the Prop
erty pending further Order of Court;
3) that any and all known and un
known persons claiming an interest in
the Defendant Property listed above
be served by publication as provided
in O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(o)(2)(B);
4) that the Court enter a judgment in
favor of the State of Georgia declar
ing said Defendant Property forfeited
to the State of Georgia; and in the
event that no claimant files an An
swer in accordance with the specific
statutory requirements of O.C.G.A. §
16-13-49(o)(3), that the Court order
the immediate disposition of
the seized and forfeited property in
accordance with subsection (o)(4);
5) that the Court order any claimant
who fails to establish that a substan
tial portion of the claimant's interest is
exempt from forfeiture to pay to the
State of Georgia the actual costs in
curred in the investigation and pro
secution of this action including reas
onable attorney's fees as provided by
O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(t)(3);
6) that the Court retain jurisdiction to
direct the proper disposition and dis
tribution of the Property which is for
feited as provided by O.C.G.A. § 16-
13-49(u)(4); and
7) that the State of Georgia be af
forded such other relief and remed
ies as are available under law.
Robert D. James
(Ga. Bar No. 389148)
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
By: Kenneth Hutcherson
Georgia Bar No. 380263
Deputy Chief Assistant
District Attorney
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
556 N. McDonough Street, Suite 700
Decatur, Georgia 30030-3355
Email:
klhutcherson@dekalbcountyga.gov
Main Office: (404) 371-2561
Fax: (404) 371-2981