Any person who shall make any false statement in any application for the registration of any vehicle, or in transferring any certificate of registration, or in applying for a new certificate of registration, shall be guilty of false swearing, whether or not an oath is actually administered to him, if such statement shall purport to be under oath. On conviction of such offense, such person shall be punished as provided by Code Section 16-10-71.
History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 315, § 2; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 84; Code 1933, § 68-9902; Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 366, § 5; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 2.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 2 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 40-2-2. Violations of Chapter Generally; Penalties
§ 40-2-3. False Statement in Application as Constituting False Swearing
§ 40-2-4. Manufacture of Plates and Decals Prohibited
§ 40-2-5. Unlawful Actions Relating to License Plate; Use of Expired Prestige License Plate
§ 40-2-6.1. Obscuring License Plate in Order to Impede Surveillance Equipment
§ 40-2-7. Removing or Affixing License Plate With Intent to Conceal or Misrepresent
§ 40-2-8.1. Operation of Vehicle Without Revalidation Decal on License Plate