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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-2-161. Rate of annual license fee for vehicles carrying passengers over route of 50 miles or less.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-2-161. Rate of annual license fee for vehicles carrying passengers over route of 50 miles or less.

If a vehicle described in this article is operated as a carrier of passengers, the rate of annual license fee shall be one-half of the amount specified in this article when the vehicle is operated over a route of 50 miles or less.

## History

Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 259, § 8B; Ga. L. 1969, p. 981, § 1; Code 1933, § 91A-5310, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2; Code 1981, § 48-10-10; Code 1981, § 40-2-161, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1074, §§ 1, 4.

## Cross References

Motor carriers generally, § 40-1-50 et seq.

## 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.