2020 Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 2 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles
Article 7 - Motor Vehicle License Fees and Classes
§ 40-2-160. Liability of Resident and Nonresident Motor Vehicle Operators for Payment of Taxes and Fees; Fees Imposed on Motor Vehicles Hauling Certain Agricultural Products; Issuance of Special Plate
- Each resident and nonresident person shall be liable for and shall pay the taxes and fees required by law for the operation of motor vehicles in this state.
- With respect to motor vehicles used solely for the purpose of hauling seasonal agricultural products grown in this state, the fees required by this article may be prorated on a daily basis in accordance with the owner declared gross vehicle weight. The commissioner may issue a special plate or other means of identification to indicate compliance with this subsection. No motor vehicle to which this subsection is applicable shall be operated in violation of this article.
(Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 259, § 8; Ga. L. 1960, p. 248, § 1; Ga. L. 1964, p. 242, § 1; Code 1933, § 91A-5309, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2; Code 1981, §48-10-9; Code 1981, §40-2-160, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1074, §§ 1, 4.)
Cross references.- Registration and licensing requirements for vehicles of nonresidents generally, T. 40, C. 2, A. 4.
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 2002, p. 1074, § 8, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall not abate any prosecution, punishment, penalty, administrative proceedings or remedies, or civil action related to any violation of law committed prior to the effective date of this Act." This act became effective July 1, 2002.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Motor vehicle owned by nonresident but used in state is taxable.
- When the owner of a motor vehicle driven in this state is not a resident of this state, and the motor vehicle is in this state for use here and is, in fact, used in much the same manner as other motor vehicles are used in this state, that motor vehicle is taxable in this state. 1968 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 68-39.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 61, 87 et seq.
C.J.S.- 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 190 et seq.
