2022 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 4 - Heavy-Duty Construction Equipment Owned by Nonresidents
§ 48-5-500. Definitions

As used in this part, the term:

1. “Construction purposes” does not include mining activities or the transportation of materials used in or produced by forestry activities.
2. “Heavy-duty equipment” means any motor vehicle used primarily off the open road for construction purposes, but shall include all road construction equipment whose gross weight exceeds 16,000 pounds, but shall not include inventory on hand for sale by duly licensed heavy-duty equipment dealers.

History. Code 1981, § 48-5-500 , enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1012, § 2.

Editor’s notes.

Ga. L. 1993, p. 1012, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act is passed pursuant to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph III of the Constitution of the State of Georgia which provides that heavy-duty equipment motor vehicles owned by nonresidents and operated in this state may be classified as a separate class of property for ad valorem property tax purposes and different rates, methods, and assessment dates may be provided for such motor vehicles and which authorizes the General Assembly to provide by general law for the ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles.”