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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-2-45. Transferring license plate or revalidation decal for “salvage”, “rebuilt”, damaged, or demolished motor vehicles.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-2-45. Transferring license plate or revalidation decal for “salvage”, “rebuilt”, damaged, or demolished motor vehicles.

(a) No person shall transfer a license plate or decal from one vehicle to any other motor vehicle which is a “salvage” or “rebuilt” motor vehicle as provided in Chapter 3 of this title unless the owner of such vehicle submits satisfactory proof to the commissioner that the motor vehicle inspection required by Code Section 40-3-37 has been performed and such vehicle has been determined to be in full compliance with the law.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Code section, if a vehicle is damaged, scrapped, dismantled, or demolished and transferred to an insurance company or licensed rebuilder and the transferor of such vehicle has a current, unexpired license plate and registration issued therefor, such license plate shall be transferred to another vehicle acquired by such transferor according to the provisions of Code Section 40-2-42 or 40-2-80, as applicable.

## History

Code 1981, § 40-2-43, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1186, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-2-45, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 419, § 12; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1179, § 9.

## Cross References

Certificates of title for salvage or rebuilt motor vehicles, §§ 40-3-35, 40-3-36.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1998, the spelling of “transferred” was corrected in subsection (b).

## Law Reviews

For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 215 (1997).