Title 40 — Title 40
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O.C.G.A. § 40-9-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act.’’ (Ga. L. 1977, p. 1014, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 20-1/HB 501.) 40-9-2. Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-10 Chapter supplemental
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This chapter shall in no respect be considered as a repeal of the state motor vehicle laws but shall be construed as supplemental thereto. (Ga. L. 1951, p. 565, § 18; Ga. L. 1963, p. 593, § 10; Code 1933, § 68C-606, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1014, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 40;…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-100 Assigned risk plan
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(a) After consultation with insurance companies authorized to issue automobile policies in this state, the Commissioner of Insurance shall approve a reasonable plan or plans for the equitable apportionment among such companies of applicants for motor vehicle liability policies an…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-101 Reserved
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Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2000, p. 1246, §§ 15, 16, effective July 1, 2000, amended and then redesignated the former provisions of this Code section, relating to self-insurers, as Code Section 33-34-5.1.
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-102 Atlanta Rent-A-Car, Inc
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v. Jackson, 204 Ga. App. 448, 419 S.E.2d 489, cert. denied, 204 Ga. App. 921, 419 S.E.2d 489 (1992). Primary coverage provided by rental company. — When a rental company incorporated the company’s own liability coverage as part of the company’s rental agreement and failed to dete…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-11 Chapter not to prevent other process
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action at law from relying for relief upon the other processes provided by law. (Ga. L. 1951, p. 565, § 20; Ga. L. 1963, p. 593, § 10; Code 1933, § 68C-607, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1014, § 1; Ga. L. …
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-12 Short title
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Definitions. Administration of chapter; rules and regulations; hearings; appeals. Exceptions to application of chapter. Application of chapter to nonresidents, unlicensed drivers, and unregistered vehicles; accidents in other states. Transfer of registration of vehicle after regi…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Accident’’ means the collision of any motor vehicle with another vehicle or with any object or fixture, or involvement of a motor vehicle in any manner in which any person is killed or injured or in which damage to the property of any one …
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-3 Administration of chapter; rules and regulations; hearings; appeals
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(a) The commissioner shall administer and enforce this chapter and is authorized to adopt and enforce rules and regulations necessary for its administration. The commissioner shall prescribe suitable forms requisite or deemed necessary for the purposes of this chapter. (b) The co…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-30 Fee for copy of accident report
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The Department of Transportation, or its third-party designee, shall charge a fee of $5.00 for each copy of any accident report received and maintained by that department or its designee pursuant to Code Section 40-6-273. (Code 1981, § 40-9-30, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 309, § 1…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-31 Submission of accident reports to department
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Each state and local law enforcement agency shall submit to the Department of Transportation the original document of any accident report prepared by such law enforcement agency or submitted to such agency by a member of the public. If the Department of Driver Services receives a…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-34 Exceptions to requirement of security
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The requirements as to security and suspension provided in Code Sections 40-9-32 and 40-9-33 shall not apply: (1) To the operator or owner of the vehicle involved in the accident if the owner had in effect at the time of the accident an automobile liability policy with respect to…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-35 Agreements for payment of damages
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(a) Any two or more of the persons involved in or affected by an accident may enter into a written agreement for the payment of an agreed amount with respect to all claims of any of such persons because of bodily injury to or death or property damage arising from such accident, w…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-39 Custody, disposition, and return of deposit
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(a) The department shall place any security deposited with it under this chapter in the general fund of the state treasury. Such security shall be applicable and available only: 565 40-9-39 (1) For the payment of any settlement agreement covering any claim arising out of the acci…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-4 Exceptions to application of chapter
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This chapter shall not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, the State of Georgia, any political subdivision of this state, or any municipality therein, or any motor carrier required by any other law to file evidence of insurance or other surety. Cod…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-41 Matters not to be evidence in civil actions for damages
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Neither any accident report filed with the Department of Transportation, the action taken by the Department of Driver Services pursuant to this chapter, the findings, if any, of the department upon which such action is based, nor the security filed as provided in this chapter sha…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-62 Duration of suspension; when judgments deemed satisfied
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(a) A driver’s license or nonresident’s operating privilege suspended pursuant to Code Section 40-9-61 shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license or registration be thereafter issued in the name of the judgment debtor, whether or not he or she …
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-63 Installment payment of judgments
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(a) A judgment debtor, upon due notice to the judgment creditor, may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments, and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judg…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-7 Surrender of license after suspension
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(a) Any person whose driver’s license shall have been suspended under any provision of this chapter shall immediately return his or her license to the department. If any person shall fail to return such license to the department, the department shall direct any peace officer to s…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-80 Methods of giving proof; duration
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(a) In all those situations under this chapter in which proof of financial responsibility for the future is required, such proof may be given by filing with the department: (1) A written certificate of any insurance carrier certifying that there is in effect a liability policy as…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-82 Cancellation of insurance certificate
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Any insurance company filing a certification with the department in order for the operator to show the proof required in this article shall not cancel such certification within 12 months from its effective date except for a subsequent conviction of any offense requiring the manda…
O.C.G.A. § 40-9-9 Reinstatement of driver’s license; fee
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Whenever a driver’s license is suspended under any provisions of this chapter and the filing of proof of financial responsibility is made a prerequisite to reinstatement of such license, no such license shall be reinstated unless the driver or owner, in addition to complying with…