Notwithstanding Code Section 40-2-8 or any other provision of law, a person who operates a vehicle which is required to be registered in this state and which has attached to the rear thereof a valid numbered license plate without having the required revalidation decal affixed upon that plate, which person is otherwise guilty of a misdemeanor for not having such decal affixed to the plate, shall be subject for that offense only to a fine not to exceed $25.00 if that person shows to the court having jurisdiction of the offense that the proper revalidation decal had been obtained prior to the time of the offense.
History. Code 1981, § 40-2-8.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 698, § 1.
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