Georgia Code
Article 6 - Administration and Enforcement of Chapter
§ 40-2-136. Surrender of License Plates Upon Second or Subsequent Convictions of Driving Under the Influence; Special License Plate for Repeat Driving Under the Influence Offenders

History. Code 1981, § 40-2-136 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 760, § 7; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 3-18; Ga. L. 2001, p. 208, §§ 2-1, 3-1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1074, § 5; Ga. L. 2021, p. 124, § 7/SB 210.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, in subsection (a), inserted “and, if such license plate is a digital license plate, shall inform the digital license plate provider of the revocation” at the end of the second sentence and added the proviso at the end of the fourth sentence.
Cross references.
Seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicle operated by habitual violator, § 40-6-391.2 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1997, p. 760, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Teen-age and Adult Driver Responsibility Act’.”
Ga. L. 1997, p. 760, § 27, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Code section shall apply to offenses committed on or after July 1, 1997, and shall not apply to offenses committed prior to that date.
Ga. L. 2002, p. 1074, § 8, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall not abate any prosecution, punishment, penalty, administrative proceedings or remedies, or civil action related to any violation of law committed prior to the effective date of this Act.”
Administrative rules and regulations.
Affidavit of need for the issuance of a special license plate after multiple convictions for driving under the influence, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Driver Services, Motor Vehicle Division, Issuance of Registrations and License Plates, § 375-2-3.03.
Law reviews.
For article commenting on the 1997 enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 203 (1997).

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