History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 336, §§ 2, 3, 5; Ga. L. 1957, p. 69, § 2; Ga. L. 1959, p. 349, § 2; Code 1981, § 40-2-70 ; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1476, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-2-71 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 40; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1118, § 11; Ga. L. 1997, p. 419, § 21; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1179, § 16; Ga. L. 2012, p. 155, § 3/HB 732.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1996, p. 1118, § 18, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “Those parts of Act No. 385, Ga. L. 1995, an Act amending Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and amending Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles and mobile homes, approved April 19, 1995, in conflict with this Act are repealed.”
Law reviews.
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