2025 Code of Georgia
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic (Chs. 1 — 16)
Chapter 5 - Drivers’ Licenses (Arts. 1 — 8)
Article 2 - Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses (§§ 40-5-20 — 40-5-39)
Annotations
Research References & Practice Aids
Administrative rules and regulations.Renewals, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Department of Driver Services, Driver License Services, Rule 375-3-2-.01 et seq.
Driver Training Schools, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Department of Driver Services, Driver Training and Driver Improvement, Rule 375-5-2-.01 et seq.
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR.Civil rights and liabilities as affected by failure to comply with regulations as to registration of automobile or motorcycle, or licensing of operator, 58 A. L. R. 532; 61 A. L. R. 1190; 78 A. L. R. 1028; 87 A. L. R. 1469; 111 A. L. R. 1258; 163 A. L. R. 1375; 53 A. L. R.2d 850.
Validity of statute or ordinance relating to granting or revocation of license or permit to operate automobile, 71 A. L. R. 616; 108 A. L. R. 1162; 125 A. L. R. 1459.
Construction, applicability, and effect of traffic regulation prohibiting vehicles from passing one another at street or highway intersection, 53 A. L. R.2d 850.
State’s liability to one injured by improperly licensed driver, 41 A. L. R.4th 111.
Change of Gender or Sex on Government ID, Records, or Forms, 77 A. L. R.7th Art. 2.
Change of gender or sex on government id, records, or forms, 77 A. L. R.7th 2.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 40
O. C. G. A. Title 40, Ch. 5
- § 40-5-20. License required; surrender of prior licenses; local licenses prohibited
- § 40-5-21. Exemptions generally
- § 40-5-21.1. Temporary licenses, permits, or special identification cards; foreign licenses or identification cards as evidence of legal presence in the United States; extensions
- § 40-5-21.2. Compliance with Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program; application; implementation
- § 40-5-22. Issuance of instruction permit or driver's license to person under 18 years of age; persons not to be licensed
- § 40-5-22.1. Reinstatement after delinquency adjudication for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs for child under 16 years of age
- § 40-5-23. Classes of licenses
- § 40-5-24. Instruction permits; graduated licensing and related restrictions; temporary licenses
- § 40-5-25. Applications; fees; provisions for voluntary participation in various programs
- § 40-5-26. Applications of minors; revocation request of minor’s instruction permit or license; distinctive licenses for persons under 21
- § 40-5-27. Examination of applicants
- § 40-5-28. Issuance and contents of licenses; county tag agents; Class E and Class F licenses for volunteer firefighters
- § 40-5-28.1. Use of social security numbers
- § 40-5-29. License to be carried and exhibited on demand
- § 40-5-30. Restricted licenses
- § 40-5-31. Replacement permits or licenses
- § 40-5-32. Expiration and renewal of licenses; reexamination required; electronic renewal notices
- § 40-5-33. Change of address or name
- § 40-5-34. Driver License Advisory Board
- § 40-5-35. Disqualifying disorders and disabilities; reports by physicians and vision specialists; procedure when person found unqualified to be licensed
- § 40-5-36. Veterans’ licenses, honorary licenses, and other distinctive licenses
- § 40-5-37. Expiration of active duty service members’ licenses
- § 40-5-38. Notation of post-traumatic stress disorder
- § 40-5-39. Requirements for operation of a motor vehicle for hire; for-hire license endorsements and eligibility; term; background checks
