Georgia Code
Article 2 - Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses
§ 40-5-36. Veterans’ Licenses, Honorary Licenses, and Other Distinctive Licenses

History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 1152, §§ 2-5; Ga. L. 1966, p. 546, §§ 3-7, 12; Ga. L. 1966, p. 553, § 2; Code 1933, § 68B-218, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1008, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2191, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1496, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 393, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 5-13; Ga. L. 2004, p. 471, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 669, § 2/HB 819; Ga. L. 2021, p. 93, § 1/HB 338.
The 2020 amendment, effective August 4, 2020, in paragraph (c)(1), substituted “are residents of Georgia at the time of application for the license and” for “were residents of Georgia at the time of enlistment or commissioning and are residents at the time of application for the license, or who have been residents of Georgia for at least two years immediately preceding the date of application for the license,” and deleted “and” at the end; substituted “; and” for the period at the end of paragraph (c)(2); and added paragraph (c)(3).
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, substituted the present provisions of paragraph (c)(1) for the former provisions, which read: “Veterans who are residents of Georgia at the time of application for the license and who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or on active duty in a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the National Guard, during wartime or any conflict when personnel were committed by the President of the United States, whether or not such veteran was assigned to a unit or division which directly participated in such war or conflict, except for periodic transfer from reserve status to active duty status for training purposes, and who were discharged or separated under honorable conditions”; and inserted “served on active duty or who” in paragraph (c)(2).

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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

§ 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...