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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

18 sections·Filtered byTitle 40✕Ch 4✕

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-1 Deﬁnitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Component” means a passenger car engine or a passenger car transmission. (2) “New passenger car” means any passenger car which has never been the subject of a sale at retail to the general public. (3) “Passenger car” means every motor vehic…
O.C.G.A. § 40-4-2 Application of article
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(a) The provisions of this article requiring vehicle identiﬁcation numbers on passenger cars and truck chassis with features designed for specialized requirements of a wrecker shall apply only to such items manufactured after January 1, 1967, and designated by the manufacturer as…
O.C.G.A. § 40-4-3 Vehicle identiﬁcation numbers required
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(a) New passenger cars and components manufactured within state. After January 1, 1997, new passenger cars, truck chassis with features designed for specialized requirements of wreckers, passenger car engines, and transmissions, as speciﬁed in this article, manufactured within th…
O.C.G.A. § 40-4-4 Placement, size, and appearance of vehicle identiﬁcation numbers
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(a) The identiﬁcation numbers required by Code Section 40-4-3 shall be placed upon the passenger car, truck chassis, and component parts by the manufacturer thereof. (b) The identiﬁcation numbers shall be placed upon the passenger car, truck chassis, and components in such a mann…

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-5 Vehicle identiﬁcation number for truck chassis of wrecker

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Truck chassis with features designed for specialized requirements of a wrecker manufactured after January 1, 1967, but before January 1, 1997, shall, at the time the vehicle is ﬁrst registered on or after January 1, 1997, pursuant to Code Section 40-2-21, be issued by the Departm…

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-5.1 Identiﬁcation requirements for personal transportation vehicles

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(a) On or after July 1, 2014, on every newly manufactured personal transportation vehicle, the manufacturer shall inscribe a permanent, durable, corrosion-resistant name plate or marking which contains a unique serial number, name of manufacturer, model name or code, date code, c…

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-6 Records to be kept by purchasers and sellers of used passenger cars, truck chassis, and components

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Any person who purchases or sells or offers for sale any used passenger car, truck chassis, engine, or transmission required to be numbered by this article shall keep a permanent record of such transactions. Such record shall include: the item and its identiﬁcation number or numb…

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-7 Penalties

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(a) Sale, shipment, or manufacture of unnumbered passenger car or component. Any person who sells or offers for sale in this state, ships or causes to be shipped into this state, or manufactures with the intention that it shall be sold at retail in this state a passenger car, tru…

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-20 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Falsify” includes alter or forge. (2) “Identiﬁcation number” means an identifying number, serial number, engine number, or other distinguishing number or mark placed on a vehicle or engine by its manufacturer or by authority of the commissi…

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-22 Buying, selling, receiving, concealing, using, possessing, or disposing of motor vehicle or part thereof from which identiﬁcation has been removed or altered

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(a) It shall be unlawful to buy, sell, receive, dispose of, conceal, use, or possess any motor vehicle, or any part thereof, from which the manufacturer’s serial numbers or other distinguishing numbers or identifying marks have been removed, defaced, covered, altered, or destroye…

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-23 When identiﬁcation number not deemed falsiﬁed

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An identiﬁcation number may be placed on a vehicle or engine by its manufacturer in the regular course of business or placed or restored on a vehicle or engine by authority of the commissioner without violating this article. An identiﬁcation number so placed or restored is not fa…

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-40 Records to be kept by persons purchasing used motor vehicles or parts for resale

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Any person who purchases a used motor vehicle or any used part comprising a component part of any motor vehicle for resale shall keep an accurate record of the date of purchase, the price paid, and the name and address of the person from whom the vehicle or part is purchased. Suc…

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-41 Duty of purchaser of vehicle or part from which identiﬁcation has been removed or altered

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Any person who purchases for resale a motor vehicle or used part from which the identiﬁcation markings or plates have been removed, altered, mutilated, or destroyed shall immediately report such purchase to the sheriff of the county in which such person conducts his business. His…

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-42 Presumption that vehicles and parts were purchased for resale

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The possession of the motor vehicles and parts covered by Code Sections 40-4-40, 40-4-41, this Code section, 40-4-43, and 40-4-44 shall be prima-facie evidence that they were purchased for the purpose of resale. History. Ga. L. 1963, p. 436, § 5.

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-43 Penalty for violation of Code Section 40-4-40 or Code Section 40-4-41

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Any person who fails to comply with any provision of Code Section 40-4-40 or 40-4-41 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1963, p. 436, § 6.

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-44 Certain parts excepted from application of Code Sections 40-4-40 through 40-4-43

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Code Sections 40-4-40 through 40-4-43 shall not apply to the purchase of any motor vehicle part which may be removed from a motor vehicle by an individual possessing the ordinary skill and dexterity of an ordinary motor vehicle owner. History. Ga. L. 1963, p. 436, § 3.

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-45 Sale of farm tractors

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Certiﬁcate of origin” means the evidence of origin of title of a farm tractor from the manufacturer. It shall show the following information: (A) The name and the address of the manufacturer; (B) The serial number of the farm tract…

O.C.G.A. § 40-4-21 Deﬁnitions

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Removal or falsiﬁcation of identiﬁcation number. Buying, selling, receiving, concealing, using, possessing, or disposing of motor vehicle or part thereof from which identiﬁcation has been removed or altered. When identiﬁcation number not deemed falsiﬁed. Records to be kept by per…