(c.1) In any case where a person’s driver’s license was administratively suspended as a result of a violation of Code Section 40-6-391 for which the person’s driver’s license has been suspended pursuant to subsection (c) of this Code section, the administrative license suspension period and the license suspension period provided by this Code section may run concurrently, and any completed portion of such administrative license suspension period shall apply toward completion of the license suspension period provided by this Code section.
History. Code 1981, § 40-5-57.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 760, § 15; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 5-20; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1457, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 2001, p. 184, §§ 2-2, 3-2; Ga. L. 2001, p. 208, §§ 2-2, 3-2; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 40; Ga. L. 2004, p. 471, § 3; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, §§ 17-13, 17-14/HB 501; Ga. L. 2009, p. 679, § 4/HB 160; Ga. L. 2012, p. 72, § 3/SB 236; Ga. L. 2014, p. 710, § 1-9/SB 298; Ga. L. 2015, p. 60, § 4-15/SB 100.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4, repealed the former version of this Code section and redesignated its provisions as subsections (d), (e), and (f) of Code Section 40-5-57, effective January 1, 1991. The former version of this Code section was based on Ga. L. 1985, p. 758, § 4, and concerned periods of suspension; department’s and commissioner’s discretion in early return of license; and proof of insurance.
Ga. L. 1997, p. 760, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Teen-age and Adult Driver Responsibility Act’. ”
Ga. L. 1997, p. 760, § 27, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment made by the Act to this Code section shall apply to offenses committed on or after July 1, 1997, and shall not apply to offenses committed prior to that date.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
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 article commenting on the enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 203 (1997).
For note on the 2001 amendment to this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 205 (2001).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Article 3 - Cancellation, Suspension, and Revocation of Licenses
§ 40-5-50. Authority of Department to Cancel License or Identification Card
§ 40-5-52. Suspension of License or Operating Privilege for Conduct in Another State
§ 40-5-54. Mandatory Suspension of License; Notice of Suspension
§ 40-5-54.1. Denial or Suspension of License for Noncompliance With Child Support Order
§ 40-5-55. Implied Consent to Chemical Tests
§ 40-5-57.2. Suspension of License for Reckless Stunt Driving
§ 40-5-58. Habitual Violators; Probationary Licenses
§ 40-5-59. Reexamination of Drivers Believed to Be Incompetent or Unqualified
§ 40-5-60. When Revocation or Suspension Effective; Notice
§ 40-5-63.1. Clinical Evaluation and Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Certain Offenders
§ 40-5-64. Limited Driving Permits for Certain Offenders
§ 40-5-64.1. Ignition Interlock Device Limited Driving Permits
§ 40-5-66. Appeals From Decisions of Department
§ 40-5-69. Circumstances Not Affecting Suspensions by Operation of Law
§ 40-5-72. Forwarding of License, Tag, and Tag Registration to Department; Notice; Penalty
§ 40-5-73. Limited Applicability
§ 40-5-74. Defacement or Alteration of Seized License Prohibited