Georgia Code
Article 3 - Prestige License Plates and Special Plates for Certain Persons and Vehicles
§ 40-2-86.1. Special License Plates Promoting or Supporting Certain Worthy Agencies, Funds, or Nonprofit Corporations and Qualified Motor Vehicles or Drivers With Proceeds Deposited Into the General Fund

History. Code 1981, § 40-2-86.22 , enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 421, § 1/HB 710; Ga. L. 2007, p. 668, § 7/SB 81; Code 1981, § 40-2-86.1 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-77/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2012, p. 155, § 7/HB 732; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 40/HB 79; Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 3-1/HB 170; Ga. L. 2018, p. 677, § 2/HB 898; Ga. L. 2020, p. 639, § 4/SB 336; Ga. L. 2021, p. 400, § 1/HB 453.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, in subparagraph (l)(9)(A), deleted “certified” preceding “firefighters” in the middle of the first sentence, deleted “certified” preceding “firefighter” near the end of the second sentence, and inserted “and volunteer firefighters” in the middle of the third sentence; and substituted the present provisions of subparagraph (l)(9)(B) for the former provisions, which read: “Should a certified firefighter who has been issued a special and distinctive license plate be separated from such firefighter’s department for any reason other than retirement from employment, the chief of such fire department shall obtain the separated member’s license plate at the time of the separation and shall forward same to the commissioner along with a certificate to the effect that such person has been separated, and thereupon the commissioner shall reissue a regular license plate, at no additional charge, to such former certified firefighter to replace the special and distinctive plate. Should a certified firefighter return to service with the same or another fire department, the chief of such fire department shall likewise secure the regular license plate of such person and return same to the commissioner, along with a certificate to the effect that such person has become a member of the fire department, and the effective date thereof, whereupon the commissioner shall, upon application and upon the payment of a $35.00 manufacturing fee and all other applicable registration and licensing fees at the time of registration, reissue a special and distinctive license plate to such new member to replace the returned regular plate. Upon such request for a change in plate for a certified firefighter who is separated from a fire department, the chief of the fire department shall furnish such member with a copy of the chief’s letter to the commissioner requesting the appropriate change in plate, which copy of such letter may be used by such member pending the issuance of the new plate.”
The 2020 amendment, effective August 4, 2020, in subsection (b), in the second sentence, substituted “shall include a design to” for “must” and substituted “a design to be of the same size as motorcycle license plates. Such special license plates shall also” for “shall”, and added the fourth sentence.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, deleted “Article 1 of” preceding “Chapter 4 of Title 25” in the first sentence of subparagraphs (l)(9)(A) and (l)(9)(C); in subparagraph (l)(9)(A), in the first sentence, substituted “transportation purposes unrelated to their role as a firefighter” for “personal transportation” near the middle of the first sentence, and added the fourth sentence; in subparagraph (l)(9)(B), substituted “issuing county tag agent” for “local tag office which issued such license plate” at the end of the first sentence, substituted “county tag” for “local tag” near the beginning of the second sentence, and substituted “the fire department employing such firefighter shall” for “such fire department shall” near the middle of the third sentence; and added the third sentence in subparagraph (l)(9)(C).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2006, Code Section 40-2-86.19, as enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 421, § 1/HB 710, was redesignated as Code Section 40-2-86.1.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2006, “period” was inserted following “during the” in the first sentence of subsection (i).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2010, “which has been” was substituted for “which as been” in the second sentence of paragraph (l)(8).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2007, p. 668, § 7/SB 81, which amended this Code section, purported to add paragraphs (l)(5) and (l)(6) but actually only added paragraph (l)(5).
This Code section formerly pertained to license plates commemorating square and round dancers. The former Code section was based on Code 1981, § 40-2-86.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1559, § 4, and was repealed by Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-75/HB 1055, effective May 12, 2010.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 8-1/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Transportation Funding Act of 2015.”’
Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 8-2/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “It is the intention of the General Assembly, subject to appropriations and other constitutional obligations of this state, that year to year revenue increases be prioritized to fund education, transportation, and health care in this state.”
Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 9-1(b)/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “Tax, penalty, and interest liabilities and refund eligibility for prior taxable years shall not be affected by the passage of this Act and shall continue to be governed by the provisions of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated as it existed immediately prior to the effective date of this Act.” This Act became effective July 1, 2015.
Law reviews.
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 261 (2015).