Georgia Code
Article 2 - Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses
§ 40-5-31. Replacement Permits or Licenses

A new permit obtained under this Code section shall be obtained in the same manner and under the same conditions and limitations as provided in Code Section 40-5-24. A new license obtained under this Code section shall be obtained in the same manner and under the same conditions and limitations as provided in Code Section 40-5-32, relating to renewals of licenses. A replacement permit or license obtained under this Code section shall be issued only for the remaining period for which the original permit or license was issued for a fee of $10.00, and no examination or eyesight test shall be required to obtain such replacement permit.
History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 991, § 1; Code 1933, § 68B-212, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1008, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 819, § 3; Ga. L. 1989, p. 519, § 11; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1250, § 5; Ga. L. 2000, p. 469, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 17-9/HB 501; Ga. L. 2022, p. 185, § 1/HB 246.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, substituted “fee of $10.00” for “fee of $5.00” in the ending undesignated paragraph in subsection (a).

Structure Georgia Code

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

§ 40-5-21.1. Temporary Licenses, Permits, or Special Identification Cards; Foreign Licenses or Identification Cards as Evidence of Legal Presence in the United States; Extensions

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

§ 40-5-22. Requirements for Issuance of Instruction Permit or Driver’s License to Person Under 18 Years of Age; Authority of Department to Issue or Renew a Driver’s License, Probationary License, Limited Driving Permit, or Ignition Interlock Device L...

§ 40-5-22.1. Reinstatement of License of Child Under 16 Years Convicted of Driving Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs

§ 40-5-23. Classes of Licenses

§ 40-5-24. Instruction Permits; Graduated Licensing and Related Restrictions; Temporary Licenses

§ 40-5-25. Applications; Fees; Provisions for Voluntary Participation in Various Programs

§ 40-5-26. Applications of Minors; Revocation Request of Minor’s Instruction Permit or License; Distinctive Licenses for Persons Under 21

§ 40-5-27. Examination of Applicants

§ 40-5-28. Issuance and Contents of Licenses; County Tag Agents; Class E and Class F Licenses for Volunteer Firefighters

§ 40-5-28.1. Use of Social Security Numbers

§ 40-5-29. License to Be Carried and Exhibited on Demand

§ 40-5-30. Restricted Licenses

§ 40-5-31. Replacement Permits or Licenses

§ 40-5-32. Expiration and Renewal of Licenses; Reexamination Required

§ 40-5-33. Change of Address or Name

§ 40-5-34. Driver License Advisory Board

§ 40-5-35. Disqualifying Disorders and Disabilities; Reports by Physicians and Vision Specialists; Procedure When Person Found Unqualified to Be Licensed

§ 40-5-36. Veterans’ Licenses, Honorary Licenses, and Other Distinctive Licenses

§ 40-5-37. Expiration of Active Duty Service Members’ Licenses

§ 40-5-38. Notation of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

§ 40-5-39. Requirements for Operation of a Motor Vehicle for Hire; For-Hire License Endorsements and Eligibility; Term; Background Checks