Georgia Code
Article 2 - Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses
§ 40-5-32. Expiration and Renewal of Licenses; Reexamination Required

History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 4, § 5; Ga. L. 1943, p. 196, § 5; Ga. L. 1947, p. 294, § 1; Ga. L. 1951, p. 157, § 7; Ga. L. 1955, p. 662, § 1; Ga. L. 1955, Ex. Sess., p. 35, § 1; Ga. L. 1961, p. 136, § 2; Ga. L. 1961, p. 433, § 1; Code 1933, § 68B-213, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1008, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 307, § 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 576, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 519, § 12; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 5-11; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1045, § 2; Ga. L. 2004, p. 749, § 5; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 17-10/HB 501; Ga. L. 2010, p. 932, § 9/HB 396; Ga. L. 2016, p. 385, § 7/HB 806.
The 2016 amendment, effective April 26, 2016, in paragraph (a)(1), substituted “eighth year” for “fifth year” in the first sentence, inserted “driver’s” near the beginning of the second sentence, and deleted the former third and fourth sentences, which read: “An applicant for a Class C, E, F, or M noncommercial driver’s license who is under age 60 shall at the applicant’s option apply for a license which shall expire on the licensee’s birthday in the fifth or eighth year following the issuance of such license. Every such license shall be renewed on or before its expiration upon application, payment of the required fee, and, if applicable, satisfactory completion of the examination required or authorized by subsection (c) of this Code section.”; in paragraph (a)(2), substituted “veteran’s, honorary, or distinctive license” for “veteran’s or honorary license” in the first and second sentences, deleted “until the holder reaches age 65 and shall thereafter be subject to renewal pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection on or before his or her birthday every five years” following “issuance thereof” in the first sentence, and substituted “veteran, honorary, or distinctive license” for “veteran or honorary license” in the second sentence; added paragraph (a)(3); redesignated former paragraph (a)(3) as present paragraph (a)(4); and inserted “issuance or” preceding “renewal” in paragraph (c)(1).
Cross references.
Veterans’ licenses, honorary licenses, generally, § 40-5-36 .
Law reviews.
For note on the 2002 amendment of this Code section, see 19 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 277 (2002).

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Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic

Chapter 5 - Drivers’ Licenses

Article 2 - Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses

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