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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8)
Chapter 2 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-2-1 — 40-2-168)
Article 2 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING GENERALLY (§§ 40-2-20 — 40-2-49.3)
- Section 40-2-20 - Registration and license requirements; certificate of registration and temporary operating permit; two-year registration option for new motor vehicles
- Section 40-2-20.1 - Redesignated
- Section 40-2-21 - Registration periods
- Section 40-2-22 - Application to local tag agents or commissioner
- Section 40-2-23 - County tax collectors and tax commissioners designated tag agents
- Section 40-2-24 - Bonds of tag agents
- Section 40-2-25 - Processing by private persons of applications for registration
- Section 40-2-25.1 - Redesignated
- Section 40-2-26 - Form and contents of application for registration; heavy vehicle tax; satisfactory proof of insurance coverage
- Section 40-2-26.1 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2029] [Back the Blue Act]
- Section 40-2-27 - Registration of motor vehicles not manufactured to comply with federal emission and safety standards; certificate of registration for an assembled motor vehicle or motorcycle or a converted motor vehicle; former military motor vehicles
- Section 40-2-28 - Proof of ownership
- Section 40-2-29 - Registration and license plate requirement; license fee to accompany application; temporary operating permit; penalties
- Section 40-2-29.21 - Redesignated
- Section 40-2-30 - Purchase by mail
- Section 40-2-31 - [Effective Until 1/1/2032] License plate design; revalidation and county decals
- Section 40-2-31 - [Effective 1/1/2032] License plate design; revalidation and county decals
- Section 40-2-31.1 - [Expires Effective 1/1/2032] [Issuance of license plates commemorating United States of America's semiquincentennial]
- Section 40-2-32 - [Reserved] Commemoration of college or university
- Section 40-2-32.1 - [Repealed] Commemorative license plates for Georgia organizations; promotional agreements; fees
- Section 40-2-33 - Issuance of license plates and decals; transfer of registration to a digital license plate; compensation of tag agents; required identification
- Section 40-2-34 - Reports and remittances by tag agents
- Section 40-2-35 - Commissioner to have license plates and decals by December 1
- Section 40-2-36 - Commissioner to furnish license plates and decals to tag agents; inventories and affidavits of missing plates; sale of plates for vehicles weighing more than 26,000 pounds
- Section 40-2-36.1 - Redesignated
- Section 40-2-37 - Registration and licensing of vehicles of state and political subdivisions
- Section 40-2-38 - Registration and licensing of manufacturers, distributors, and dealers; issuance of manufacturer, manufacturer headquarters, distributor, and dealer plates
- Section 40-2-38.1 - Transporter license plate
- Section 40-2-39 - Registration and licensing of new motor vehicle dealers; temporary site permits; administrative fines; penalty
- Section 40-2-39.1 - Restrictions on sale or advertising of used motor vehicles displayed or parked; exceptions; enforcement; penalty
- Section 40-2-40 - Registration of delinquent vehicles; collection and disposition of penalties
- Section 40-2-41 - Display of license plates
- Section 40-2-41.1 - Authentic historical Georgia license plates
- Section 40-2-42 - Transfer of license plates and revalidation decals
- Section 40-2-43 - Certificate of registration; replacement of lost registration certificate; issuing of duplicates
- Section 40-2-44 - Reporting of theft, loss, or mutilation of license plates or revalidation decals; issuance of duplicates or replacements
- Section 40-2-45 - Transferring license plate or revalidation decal for "salvage", "rebuilt", damaged, or demolished motor vehicles
- Section 40-2-46 - [Repealed] License plate commemorating 1996 Olympic Games
- Section 40-2-47 - Permanent registration and license plates for certain trailers; "leased or rented trailer" defined
- Section 40-2-48 - through 40-2-49.1 - [Repealed]
- Section 40-2-49.2 - [Repealed] License plates promoting the conservation of wildflowers
- Section 40-2-49.3 - [Repealed] License plates promoting dog and cat reproductive sterilization support programs
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