Purchase of new license plate required for vehicles with excessive weight

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-165, under MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE FEES AND CLASSES JUDICIAL DECISIONS.

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-165

If upon inspection a truck licensed under Code Section 40-2-151 is found to weigh, together with its loaded trailer, more than is permitted by the license plate which it carries, the owner shall be required to purchase immediately a new license plate for the weight of the truck so inspected. One-half credit shall be given for the surrendered underrated license plate. History. Code 1933, § 92-2920, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 998, § 5; Code 1933, § 91A-5315, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2; Code 1981, § 48-10-15; Code 1981, § 40-2-165, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1074, §§ 1, 5.