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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-2-164. Decrease of registered vehicle weight class.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-2-164. Decrease of registered vehicle weight class.

The allowable maximum weight (license class) for which a truck or tractor is registered may be decreased only once a year, at the beginning of a new license year. Trucks classified in divisions (a)(3)(A)(i), (a)(3)(A)(ii), (a)(3)(A)(iii), (a)(10)(A)(i), (a)(10)(A)(ii), and (a)(10)(A)(iii) of Code Section 40-2-151 shall not be entitled to any partial year license.

## History

Code 1933, § 92-2919, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 998, § 4; Code 1933, § 91A-5314, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2; Code 1981, § 48-10-14; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 48; Ga. L. 1995, p. 10, § 48; Code 1981, § 40-2-164, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1074, §§ 1, 5.

## Cross References

Regulation of size, weight, and other requirements for vehicles and loads on public highways, § 32-6-20 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.