History. Code 1981, § 40-2-25.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 693, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-2-27 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 40; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 3-5; Ga. L. 2002, p. 512, § 5; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1378, § 2; Ga. L. 2008, p. 835, § 3/SB 437; Ga. L. 2014, p. 409, § 2/SB 392; Ga. L. 2020, p. 349, § 2/HB 877; Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, § 40/HB 497.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, designated the existing provisions of subsection (d) as paragraph (d)(1); in paragraph (d)(1), inserted “as such term is defined in Code Section 40-3-30.1” near the beginning and substituted “such Code section” for “Code Section 40-3-30.1” at the end; and added paragraph (d)(2).
The 2021 amendment, effective May 10, 2021, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “such Code section” for “Code Section 40-3-30.1” at the end of paragraph (d)(2).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 2 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles
Article 2 - Registration and Licensing Generally
§ 40-2-21. Registration Periods
§ 40-2-22. Application to Local Tag Agents or Commissioner
§ 40-2-23. County Tax Collectors and Tax Commissioners Designated Tag Agents
§ 40-2-24. Bonds of Tag Agents
§ 40-2-25. Processing by Private Persons of Applications for Registration
§ 40-2-31. License Plate Design; Revalidation and County Decals
§ 40-2-34. Reports and Remittances by Tag Agents
§ 40-2-35. Commissioner to Have License Plates and Decals by December 1
§ 40-2-37. Registration and Licensing of Vehicles of State and Political Subdivisions
§ 40-2-38.1. Transporter License Plate
§ 40-2-40. Registration of Delinquent Vehicles; Collection and Disposition of Penalties
§ 40-2-41. Display of License Plates
§ 40-2-41.1. Authentic Historical Georgia License Plates
§ 40-2-42. Transfer of License Plates and Revalidation Decals