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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-2-165. Purchase of new license plate required for vehicles with excessive weight.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-2-165. Purchase of new license plate required for vehicles with excessive weight.

If upon inspection a truck licensed under Code Section 40-2-151 is found to weigh, together with its loaded trailer, more than is permitted by the license plate which it carries, the owner shall be required to purchase immediately a new license plate for the weight of the truck so inspected. One-half credit shall be given for the surrendered underrated license plate.

## History

Code 1933, § 92-2920, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 998, § 5; Code 1933, § 91A-5315, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2; Code 1981, § 48-10-15; Code 1981, § 40-2-165, 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.