Georgia Code
Part 2 - Motor Vehicles
§ 48-5-470.1. Exemption of Motor Vehicles Used for Transporting Persons With Disabilities or Disabled Students to or From Educational Institutions

All motor vehicles owned by a school or educational institution and used principally for the purpose of transporting persons with disabilities or disabled students to or from such school or educational institution are exempted from any and all ad valorem taxes imposed by any tax jurisdiction in this state. The exemption provided for in this Code section shall apply only when such school or educational institution is qualified as an exempt organization under the United States Internal Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(3), as such section exists on January 1, 1984.
History. Code 1981, § 48-5-470.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 788, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 9; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 11.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act applies to taxable years ending on or after March 11, 1987, and that a taxpayer with a taxable year ending on or after January 1, 1987, and before March 11, 1987, may elect to have the provisions of that Act apply.
Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, also provided that tax, penalty, and interest liabilities and refund eligibility for prior taxable years shall not be affected by that Act.
Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 10 not codified by the General Assembly, also provided that provisions of the federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 and of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which as of January 1, 1987, were not yet effective, become effective for purposes of Georgia taxation on the same dates as they became effective for federal purposes.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 48 - Revenue and Taxation

Chapter 5 - Ad Valorem Taxation of Property

Article 10 - Ad Valorem Taxation of Motor Vehicles and Mobile Homes

Part 2 - Motor Vehicles

§ 48-5-470. Exemption of Driver Educational Motor Vehicles From Ad Valorem Taxation

§ 48-5-470.1. Exemption of Motor Vehicles Used for Transporting Persons With Disabilities or Disabled Students to or From Educational Institutions

§ 48-5-470.2. Exemption of Vans and Buses Owned by Religious Groups

§ 48-5-471. Motor Vehicles Subject to Ad Valorem Taxation

§ 48-5-472. Ad Valorem Taxation of Motor Vehicles Owned and Held by Dealers for Retail Sale

§ 48-5-473. Returns for Taxation; Application for and Issuance of License Plates Upon Payment of Taxes Due

§ 48-5-474. Application for Registration and Purchase of License Plate Constitutes Return; Form of Application

§ 48-5-475. Tax Collectors and Tax Commissioners as Agents of Commissioner for Accepting Applications for Registration of Motor Vehicles

§ 48-5-476. Collection Procedure When Taxing County Differs From County of Purchaser’s Residence

§ 48-5-477. Requirement for Paying Tax Prior to Purchasing License Plate on Motor Vehicles Not Subject to Ad Valorem Taxation

§ 48-5-478. Constitutional Exemption From Ad Valorem Taxation for Disabled Veterans

§ 48-5-478.1. Ad Valorem Taxation; Exemption of Certain Motor Vehicles Owned by Former Prisoners of War

§ 48-5-478.2. Veterans Awarded Purple Heart Exempt From Ad Valorem Taxes Provided License Plate Issued Under Code Section 40-2-84

§ 48-5-478.3. Tax Exemption for Veterans Awarded Medal of Honor

§ 48-5-478.4. Exemption From Ad Valorem Taxes for Motor Vehicle Owned by Veterans’ Organization