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Georgia Statutes, Title 40

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Title 40

16 chapters · 848 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 40848 Ch 6, UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD202 Ch 2, REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR …131 Ch 5, DRIVERS’ LICENSES123 Ch 1, IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION101 Ch 8, EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VE…72 Ch 3, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, SECURITY INTE…52 Ch 13, PROSECUTION OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES36 Ch 9, REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF…33 Ch 14, USE OF SPEED DETECTION DEVICES AND R…27 Ch 4, IDENTIFICATION OF AND PURCHASE AND R…18 Ch 11, ABANDONED, DERELICT, AND CIVIL FORFE…14 Ch 10, GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY10 Ch 16, DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER SERVICES10 Ch 12, ACTIONS AGAINST NONRESIDENT MOTORISTS8

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O.C.G.A. § 40-2-58 Duties and privileges of digital license plate providers
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(a) A digital license plate provider shall maintain an inventory of digital license plates in an amount determined to be adequate by the commissioner. (b) The commissioner shall enter in agreements with any digital license plate provider that has been selected by the state to man…
O.C.G.A. § 40-2-59 Cancellation of digital license plate by owner
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The owner of a motor vehicle with a digital license plate may cancel a digital license plate by applying for a metal license plate with the county tag agent as provided for in this chapter and upon notiﬁcation of cancellation to a digital license plate provider. History. Code 198…
O.C.G.A. § 40-2-59.1 Provider authority to change display of digital license plate
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A digital license plate provider shall be authorized to change the digital display or messaging of a digital license plate in compliance with rules and regulations of the department or upon request by a local authority or the department. The commissioner shall be authorized to de…
O.C.G.A. § 40-2-59.2 Report on implementation
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On or before January 1, 2024, the commissioner shall submit a report on the implementation of this article to the chairpersons of the Senate Public Safety Committee and the House Committee on Motor Vehicles. History. Code 1981, § 40-2-59.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 124, § 6/SB …

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-59.3 Regulation; authority for testing or studying digital license plates

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(a) On or before July 1, 2022, and prior to the issuance of any digital license plate, the commissioner shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations necessary and appropriate to carry out this article and any other provisions of law relating to the issuance of digital license…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-40 The commissioner may provide by rule or regulation for waiver of penalties provided by this paragraph in cases where failure to timely make application or timely pay fees is due to force majeure

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(d) The provisions of Code Sections 40-2-9, 40-2-22, 40-2-23, 40-2-24, and 40-2-26 shall not apply to vehicles registered under this Code section, except that: (1) Registration under the International Registration Plan shall not relieve a registrant from any other taxes due, exce…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-60 Prestige license plates

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(a) Motor vehicle owners who are residents of Georgia, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and, except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, upon the payment of a fee of $35.00 in addition to the regula…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-60.1 Standardized administrative process for special license plates; designs; fees; application process

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(a) The General Assembly ﬁnds that in recent years numerous laws were enacted providing for the issuance of special license plates for certain persons and vehicles. The General Assembly ﬁnds that there exists a need for a standardized administrative process to provide for the aut…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-62 License plates for current and former members of the General Assembly

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The commissioner shall mail special and distinctive license plates printed for members of the General Assembly and former members of the General Assembly who are hereby deemed to have emeritus status after having served in the General Assembly eight or more years to the local tag…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-63 License plates for sheriffs

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The commissioner shall mail to the local tag agents special and distinctive license plates for the elected sheriffs in the counties of this state on or before the owner’s registration period of each sheriff. The sheriffs shall make application with the local tag agent and shall p…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-63.1 License plates for public safety ﬁrst responders injured in the line of duty

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(a) Any law enforcement officer, ﬁreﬁghter, emergency medical services personnel, ambulance driver, or other similarly employed public safety ﬁrst responder who has sustained a major injury through no fault of his or her own during the competent performance of his or her official…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-64 License plates for honorary consuls

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(a) Honorary consuls, upon application and compliance with the state motor vehicle laws relative to the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, payment of the regular license fees for license plates as provided by law, payment of a manufacturing fee of $25.00, and payment o…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-64.1 License plates for official representatives of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representatives Office

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(a) In accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act as provided for in Code Section 50-1-2, the commissioner shall design a distinctive Foreign Organization license plate. (b) Upon application and compliance with the state motor vehicle laws relating to the registration and licensing…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-65 License plates for active and retired reservists and certain members of the National Guard

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(a)(1) Motor vehicle owners who are assigned or attached members of troop program units of any branch of the active reserve components of the United States inside or outside the State of Georgia shall be eligible to receive free motor vehicle license plates for private passenger …

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-66 License plates for active and retired members of the Georgia National Guard

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(a)(1) Motor vehicle owners who are members of the Georgia National Guard, upon application for license plates and upon compliance with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles as prescribed under Article 2 of this chapter, shall be is…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-67 License plates for state commanders of nationally chartered veterans’ organizations

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(a) The state commanders of nationally chartered veterans’ organizations, upon application and compliance with the state motor vehicle laws relative to the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, upon payment of the regular license fees for license plates as provided by law…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-68 License plates for Medal of Honor recipients

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(a) Motor vehicle owners who have been awarded the Medal of Honor and who are residents of this state, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, shall be issued two distinctive personalized license plates free of charge. …

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-69 License plates for veterans qualifying as totally disabled

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(a) Any disabled veteran who is a citizen and resident of this state shall, upon application therefor, be issued a free motor vehicle license plate. As used in this Code section, the term “disabled veteran” shall have the same meaning as that term is deﬁned in paragraph (1) of su…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-70 License plates for veterans not qualifying as totally disabled

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(a) Any citizen and resident of the State of Georgia who has been discharged from the armed forces under conditions other than dishonorable or who is currently serving in the armed forces, who is disabled to any degree speciﬁed and enumerated in Code Section 40-2-69, and who is t…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-71 Design of disabled veteran license plates; restrictions on issuance and transfer

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(a) The commissioner is directed to furnish the license plates provided for in Code Sections 40-2-69 and 40-2-70. Such plates shall be printed in three colors: red, white, and blue. The commissioner is authorized and directed to design the license plate. Each plate shall contain,…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-72 Penalty for violation of Code Sections 40-2-69 through 40-2-71

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Any person evading or violating any provision of Code Sections 40-2-69 through 40-2-71 or attempting to secure beneﬁts under those Code sections to which he is not entitled shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less th…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-73 License plates for former prisoners of war

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term “prisoners of war” means those veterans of the armed forces of the United States who were discharged under honorable conditions and who were captured and held prisoner by forces hostile to the United States while serving in the armed for…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-74 License plates for persons with disabilities

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(a) Any owner of a private passenger motor vehicle who is a resident of Georgia, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to registration, licensing, and payment of fees and upon submitting an affidavit of a practitioner of the healing arts stating that the owner or hi…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-74.1 Temporary, permanent, and special permanent parking permits for persons with disabilities

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(a) The department shall issue parking permits for persons with disabilities and may delegate to county tag agents the responsibility for issuance of such permits to residents of the county served by the tag agent. The department shall receive applications for and issue parking p…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-80 Transfer of special license plates

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Except as otherwise provided by law, the commissioner shall provide by rules and regulations appropriate procedures whereby, upon the payment of the fee prescribed in Code Section 40-2-42 for transfer of license plates and revalidation decals, currently valid special and distinct…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-81 License plates for members of the Georgia State Defense Force

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(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term “Georgia State Defense Force” means that organization established pursuant to Part 3 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 38. (b)(1) Motor vehicle and trailer owners who are members of the Georgia State Defense Force shall be eligible…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-82 License plates for Department of Public Safety vehicles operated by Georgia State Patrol or Motor Carrier Compliance Division

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The commissioner of public safety shall be issued distinctive license plates to be used on motor vehicles assigned to the Department of Public Safety and operated by troopers of the Georgia State Patrol or law enforcement officers of the Motor Carrier Compliance Division. The dis…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-83 Special or prestige license plates for jointly owned vehicles; surrendering when joint ownership ceases

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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any resident person who is authorized to obtain a special or prestige license plate pursuant to this article may, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to licensing, registration, and fees, obtain such special or prest…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-84 License plates for Purple Heart recipients

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(a)(1) Motor vehicle or motorcycle owners who are veterans of the armed forces of the United States who have been awarded the Purple Heart citation shall be eligible to receive a special and distinctive vehicle license plate for a private passenger car, motorcycle, trailer, or tr…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-85 License plates for veterans who survived attack on Pearl Harbor

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(a) Motor vehicle owners who are veterans of the armed forces of the United States who survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, shall be eligible to receive special and distinctive vehicle license plates for private passenger cars, trucks, or recreational…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-85.1 License plates for certain veterans

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(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term: (1) “Military medal award” means the following medals, decorations, or other recognition of honor for military service awarded by a branch of the United States military: (A) Medal of Honor; (B) Bronze Star Medal; (C) Silver Star Me…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-85.2 License plates for veterans of the Chosin Reservoir Campaign

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(a) On and after January 1, 1999, motor vehicle owners who are United States armed forces veterans of the Chosin Reservoir Campaign of 1950 in North Korea shall be eligible to receive special and distinctive vehicle license plates for private passenger cars, trucks under 14,000 p…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-85.3 License plates for Gold Star family members

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(a) Special license plates honoring the family members of service members who have been killed in action while serving in the armed forces of the United States shall be issued in this state. The license plate shall be officially designated as the Gold Star license plate. (b) The …

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-85.4 License plates for United States Army Rangers

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(a) Motor vehicle and trailer owners who are designated to United States Army Ranger units, past or present, or are graduates of the United States Army Ranger School shall be eligible to receive special and distinctive vehicle license plates for private passenger cars, trucks, mo…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-86 License plates promoting or supporting certain agencies, funds, or nonproﬁt corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonproﬁt corporation

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(a)(1) As used in this Code section, except as otherwise provided in subsection (n) of this Code section, the term: (A) “Manufacturing fee” means a $25.00 fee paid at the time a special license plate is issued. (B) “Special license plate fee” means a $35.00 fee paid at the time a…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-86.1 License plates promoting or supporting certain agencies, funds, or nonproﬁt corporations or issued to qualiﬁed motor vehicles or owners with proceeds deposited in the general fund

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(a) The General Assembly has determined that the issuance of special license plates to support an agency or fund or a program beneﬁcial to the people of this state that is administered by a nonproﬁt corporation organized under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-87 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Allocated vehicle” means a vehicle to which a particular jurisdiction’s basic registration plate or apportioned registration plate is attached upon payment of the jurisdiction’s full basic registration fee. A portion of each ﬂeet of one-way…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-88 Reciprocal agreements for registration of commercial vehicles on apportionment basis; registration under the International Registration Plan

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(a) In addition to and regardless of the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter or any other provisions of law relating to the operation of motor vehicles over the public highways of this state, the commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements or plans on behal…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-88.1 Electronic application for registration of commercial vehicles under the International Registration Plan

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On and after January 1, 2018, the commissioner shall require any applicant for a commercial vehicle registration under the International Registration Plan to submit such application electronically. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations which provide for denial of an …

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-89 Vehicle ineligible for registration if prohibited from being operated in interstate commerce

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Any vehicle which is prohibited by any federal agency acting pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation from being operated in interstate commerce shall not be eligible for registration under this article, and the commissioner shall suspend or revoke such registration for any v…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-90 Operation of vehicles registered in other states

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(a) For purposes of this Code section: (1) “Nonresident” means any person who does not reside in the State of Georgia but who accepts employment or engages in any trade, profession, or occupation in the state or enters his children in the public schools of this state. (2) “Visito…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-91 Commissioner authorized to negotiate agreements with adjoining states

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reciprocal The commissioner is directed to negotiate with the proper authorities of adjoining states and consummate, as speedily as is practicable, reciprocal agreements, whereby residents of such states operating motor vehicles licensed in their respective states may have such p…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-92 Reciprocal agreements subject to conﬁrmation by General Assembly

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Any and all reciprocal agreements entered into by the commissioner shall be subject to conﬁrmation by Act or resolution of the General Assembly and shall not be of force or effect until the passage of such Act or resolution and its approval by the Governor except such agreement o…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-93 Reciprocal agreements while General Assembly not in session

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All reciprocal agreements entered into by the commissioner while the General Assembly is not in session shall be approved by the Governor. Such agreements shall be submitted by the commissioner to the General Assembly not later than the tenth day of its next session, whereupon th…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-95 Code Sections 40-2-91 through 40-2-93 inapplicable to motor vehicles for hire

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No reciprocal agreement shall be made or approved under Code Sections 40-2-91 through 40-2-93 which relate to motor vehicles operated for hire, nor shall Code Sections 40-2-91 through 40-2-93 apply to such vehicles. History. Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 84; Ga. L. 1931, p. 216, § 5; Code…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-110 “Motor truck” deﬁned

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As used in this article, the term “motor truck” means any motor vehicle having a gross weight of 18,000 pounds or over which is designed and used for the transportation of merchandise or freight. History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 343, Part 2, § 5; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § …

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-111 Highway use permit required for certain unregistered motor trucks; application; fee; identiﬁcation tag to be displayed and permit to be carried in truck

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In addition to any other provision of law relating to registration of motor vehicles or fees paid therefor, a person owning or operating a motor truck, as deﬁned in Code Section 40-2-110, upon the highways of this state, which is not registered in this state, shall apply to the c…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-112 Additional fee for each round trip into state

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In addition to the permit fee provided in Code Section 40-2-111, a person operating a motor truck on the highways of this state, which truck is registered in a state or province which imposes upon motor trucks registered in this state a tax, fee, or toll for the privilege of oper…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-113 Collection of taxes and fees; rules and regulations

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The commissioner shall collect the taxes and fees imposed by this article and he is authorized to make such rules and regulations and prescribe such forms as are necessary to carry out this article. History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 343, Part 2, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048,…

O.C.G.A. § 40-2-114 Unlawful acts; penalties

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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person: (1) To operate a motor truck subject to this article upon any public highway in this state without ﬁrst obtaining the permit required under Code Section 40-2-111; (2) To violate any regulation issued by the commissioner pursuant to the aut…