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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-1-158. For-hire license endorsement or private background check certification required.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-1-158. For-hire license endorsement or private background check certification required.

Pursuant to rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner of driver services, each chauffeur employed by a limousine carrier shall secure from the Department of Driver Services a for-hire license endorsement or private background check certification pursuant to Code Section 40-5-39.

## History

Code 1981, § 40-1-158, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1262, § 2/HB 225.

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 213 (2015).