History. Ga. L. 1927, p. 226, § 7; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 84; Code 1933, § 68-213; Ga. L. 1963, p. 529, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 591, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2241, § 2A; Code 1981, § 40-2-36 ; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 40; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 40; Code 1981, § 40-2-38 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2978, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 296, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1559, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 40; Ga. L. 2005, p. 321, § 2/HB 455; Ga. L. 2006, p. 465, § 1/HB 1052; Ga. L. 2007, p. 652, §§ 3, 4/HB 518; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1219, § 2/HB 202; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 40/HB 323; Ga. L. 2019, p. 486, § 2/SB 227; Ga. L. 2021, p. 358, § 1/HB 207; Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, § 40/HB 497; Ga. L. 2022, p. 658, § 1/HB 1481.
The 2017 amendment, effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in subparagraph (a)(4)(C).
The 2019 amendment, effective May 2, 2019, added paragraph (a)(5).
The 2021 amendments.
The first 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, inserted “by electronic means” near the middle of the first sentence of paragraph (a)(1). The second 2021 amendment, effective May 10, 2021, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation throughout paragraph (a)(4).
The 2022 amendment, effective May 9, 2022, added the paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) designations; redesignated former paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) as present subparagraphs (b)(1)(A) and (b)(1)(B), respectively; in subparagraph (b)(1)(B), substituted “subparagraph (A) of this paragraph” for “paragraph (1) of this subsection”; and added paragraph (b)(3).
Cross references.
Registration and licensing of makers and dealers of motor vehicles, § 40-2-153 .
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