If a person’s driver’s license is suspended by operation of law as provided in Code Section 40-5-63, 40-5-67.1, or 40-5-67.2, the fact that the person’s driver’s license was not physically surrendered to the law enforcement officer at the time the person was charged with violating Code Section 40-6-391 or that the person’s driver’s license was not retained by the court and forwarded to the department as provided in Code Section 40-5-67 or that the person’s driver’s license was not forwarded as provided in Code Section 40-5-72 shall not affect such suspension.
History. Code 1981, § 40-5-73 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1000, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-5-69 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2564, § 8; Ga. L. 1997, p. 760, § 22; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 5-34.
Editor’s notes.
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).
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