The commissioner shall design and issue distinctive license plates to each United States Senator and Congressman elected from the State of Georgia, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and each Justice of the Supreme Court and each Judge of the Court of Appeals to be placed on such official’s personal motor vehicle. Each such distinctive license plate shall indicate the individual’s elected office and no county name decal need be affixed to such plate. The special license plate authorized by this Code section shall be issued to such elected official upon application and payment of a manufacturing fee of $25.00 and upon compliance with the state laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and shall be transferred as provided in Code Section 40-2-80. Distinctive license plates issued pursuant to this Code section shall be renewed annually, and revalidation decals shall be issued upon compliance with the laws relating to registration and licensing and upon payment of an additional registration fee of $35.00 which shall be collected by the county tag agent at the time for collection of other registration fees and shall be remitted to the state as provided in Code Section 40-2-34.
History. Code 1981, § 40-2-60.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1186, § 2; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1902, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-2-61 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 779, § 4.1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 419, § 14; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-71/HB 1055.
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For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 215 (1997).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 2 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles
Article 3 - Prestige License Plates and Special Plates for Certain Persons and Vehicles
§ 40-2-60. Prestige License Plates
§ 40-2-62. Special License Plates for Members of General Assembly
§ 40-2-63. Special License Plates for Sheriffs
§ 40-2-63.1. Special License Plates for Public Safety First Responders Injured in Line of Duty
§ 40-2-64. Honorary Consuls’ License Plates
§ 40-2-64.1. Foreign Organization License Plates
§ 40-2-65. Special License Plates for Members of Active Reserve Components of the United States
§ 40-2-66. Special License Plates for Members of Georgia National Guard
§ 40-2-68. Special License Plates for Medal of Honor Winners
§ 40-2-69. Free License Plates and Revalidation Decals for Disabled Veterans
§ 40-2-70. Special License Plates for Disabled Veterans Not Qualifying Under Code Section 40-2-69
§ 40-2-71. Design of Disabled Veteran Plates; Restrictions on Issuance and Transfer
§ 40-2-72. Penalty for Violation of Code Sections 40-2-69 Through 40-2-71
§ 40-2-73. Special License Plates for Former Prisoners of War
§ 40-2-74. Special License Plates for Persons With Disabilities
§ 40-2-80. Transfer of Special License Plates
§ 40-2-81. Special License Plates for Members of the Georgia State Defense Force
§ 40-2-84. License Plates for Veterans Awarded Purple Heart
§ 40-2-85. License Plates for Veterans Who Survived Attack on Pearl Harbor
§ 40-2-85.1. Special License Plates for Certain Veterans
§ 40-2-85.2. Veterans of the Chosin Reservoir Campaign of 1950
§ 40-2-85.3. Gold Star License Plates
§ 40-2-85.4. Special License Plates for United States Army Rangers