Georgia Code
Article 3 - Cancellation, Suspension, and Revocation of Licenses
§ 40-5-67. Seizure and Disposition of Driver’s License of Persons Charged With Driving Under the Influence; Issuance of Temporary Driving Permit; Disposition of Cases

History. Code 1981, § 40-5-69 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1000, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-5-67 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2564, § 5; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1600, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 760, § 19; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 5-28; Ga. L. 2016, p. 323, § 1-3/HB 205.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, designated the existing provisions of the introductory paragraph of subsection (b) as paragraph (b)(1); redesignated former paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) as present subparagraphs (b)(1)(A) through (b)(1)(C), respectively; substituted “45 day” for “30 day” in subparagraphs (b)(1)(A) and (b)(1)(B); designated the ending paragraph of subsection (b) as paragraph (b)(2), and, in paragraph (b)(2), in the first sentence, substituted “A temporary” for “This temporary” at the beginning, and inserted “issued under this subsection”, substituted “such temporary” for “the temporary” in the second sentence, and substituted “expiration of a temporary driving permit” for “expiration of the temporary permit” in the last sentence.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1994, p. 1600, § 11, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the provisions of the Act shall apply only to cases arising out of arrests occurring on or after January 1, 1995, except that the provisions amending subsection (a) of Code Section 40-6-391.1, restricting the acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of violating Code Section 40-6-391, and the provisions amending subsection (c) of Code Section 40-6-391, changing the criminal penalties for violations of the section, shall become effective July 1, 1994, and except that the provisions amending subsection (g) of Code Section 40-5-67.1, relating to the time for requesting a hearing on an administrative suspension, the stay of a suspension pending such hearing, and the early termination of an administrative suspension under certain conditions shall apply to cases pending on July 1, 1994.
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.
Law reviews.
For note on 1992 amendment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 298 (1992).
For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 203 (1997).
For note, “Rodriguez v. State: Addressing Georgia’s Implied Consent Requirements for Non-English-Speaking Drivers,” see 54 Mercer L. Rev. 1253 (2003).

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