Georgia Code
Article 3 - Cancellation, Suspension, and Revocation of Licenses
§ 40-5-53. When Courts to Send Licenses and Reports of Convictions to Department; Destruction of License by Department; Issuance of New License Upon Satisfaction of Certain Requirements

History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 4, § 13; Ga. L. 1939, p. 135, § 12; Ga. L. 1968, p. 430, § 6; Code 1933, § 68B-304, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1008, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 40; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1002, § 9; Ga. L. 1987, p. 392, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1913, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1118, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2785, § 6; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1665, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 917, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 5-15; Ga. L. 2003, p. 580, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 471, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 17-12/HB 501; Ga. L. 2006, p. 449, § 5/HB 1253; Ga. L. 2010, p. 932, § 10/HB 396; Ga. L. 2016, p. 385, § 8/HB 806; Ga. L. 2017, p. 184, § 4/HB 136; Ga. L. 2021, p. 228, § 2/HB 534.
The 2016 amendment, effective January 1, 2017, designated the existing provisions of subsection (b) as paragraph (b)(1), and added paragraphs (b)(2) through (b)(4).
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, deleted “for a violation of Article 7 of this chapter” following “conviction” near the beginning of paragraph (b)(4).
The 2021 amendment, effective May 3, 2021, substituted “40-6-390.1” for “40-6-391” twice in paragraph (b)(3). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2021, p. 228, § 11/HB 534, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval and shall apply to all offenses committed on and after such date.” This Act was approved by the Governor on May 3, 2021.
Law reviews.
For annual survey of local government law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 289 (1986).

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