Georgia Code
Article 7 - Commercial Drivers’ Licenses
§ 40-5-151. Disqualification From Driving; Action Required After Suspending, Revoking, or Canceling License or Nonresident Privileges

(a.1) Any person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than one year if convicted of a first violation of a major traffic violation as defined in paragraph (18.2) of Code Section 40-5-142.
History. Code 1981, § 40-5-151 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 519, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 1991, p. 618, § 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2785, § 21; Ga. L. 1995, p. 229, § .5; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 5-59; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1378, § 5; Ga. L. 2003, p. 484, § 6; Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 40; Ga. L. 2006, p. 329, § 3/HB 1275; Ga. L. 2006, p. 449, § 19/HB 1253; Ga. L. 2007, p. 47, § 40/SB 103; Ga. L. 2007, p. 117, § 5/HB 419; Ga. L. 2008, p. 171, § 12/HB 1111; Ga. L. 2008, p. 324, § 40/SB 455; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1370, § 4/HB 118; Ga. L. 2020, p. 240, § 2/HB 823.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 21, 2020, substituted “uses a:” for “uses a motor” at the beginning of subsection (e); added the paragraph (e)(1) designation; in present paragraph (e)(1), inserted “Motor” immediately following the paragraph designation and substituted “; or” for a period at the end; and added paragraph (e)(2). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Cross references.
Disqualifying offense of cargo theft, § 16-8-22 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2020, p. 240, § 3/HB 823, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the addition of paragraph (e)(2) shall apply to offenses committed on or after July 21, 2020.

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