Georgia Code
Article 2 - Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses
§ 40-5-28. Issuance and Contents of Licenses; County Tag Agents; Class E and Class F Licenses for Volunteer Firefighters

The provisions of this subsection shall apply to both original and renewal applicants for Class E and Class F licenses, as these classes are identified in Code Section 40-5-23.
History. Code 1933, § 68B-209, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1008, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1250, § 4; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 17-8/HB 501; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1122, § 3/HB 577; Ga. L. 2010, p. 932, § 8/HB 396; Ga. L. 2014, p. 710, § 6-1/SB 298; Ga. L. 2015, p. 60, § 4-12/SB 100; Ga. L. 2020, p. 199, § 3-2/HB 463.
The 2020 amendment, effective June 30, 2020, added the next to last sentence in subsection (a).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, in the last sentence of subsection (a), a comma was deleted following “limitation” and a comma was added following “photograph”.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 60, § 6-1/SB 100, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “Section 4-9 of Part IV of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2016, and all other parts of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date.”
Law reviews.
For comment, “You Better Smile When You Say ‘Cheese!’: Whether the Photograph Requirement for Drivers’ Licenses Violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment,” see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 611 (2010).

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Georgia Code

Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic

Chapter 5 - Drivers’ Licenses

Article 2 - Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses

§ 40-5-20. License Required; Surrender of Prior Licenses; Local Licenses Prohibited

§ 40-5-21. Exemptions Generally

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§ 40-5-21.2. Compliance With Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program; Application; Implementation

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