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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-2-9. Space for county name decal; display of “In God We Trust” decal in lieu of county name decal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-2-9. Space for county name decal; display of “In God We Trust” decal in lieu of county name decal.

(a) Any special, distinctive, or prestige license plate, except those provided for in Code Sections 40-2-61, 40-2-62, 40-2-74, 40-2-82, and 40-2-85.1 or as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, shall contain a space for a county name decal. The provisions of this chapter relative to county name decals shall be applicable to all such license plates.

(b) The department shall make available to all license plates recipients a decal with the same dimensions as the county name decal that contains the words, “In God We Trust.” The department shall provide such decal free of charge to any person requesting it. Such decal may be displayed in the space reserved for the county name decal in lieu of the county name decal.

## History

Code 1981, § 40-2-77, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 261, § 8; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1333, § 5; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1186, § 4; Code 1981, § 40-2-81, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 2; Code 1981, § 40-2-9, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2001, p. 479, § 3; Ga. L. 2008, p. 835, § 1/SB 437; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-64/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2010, p. 143, § 2.1/HB 1005; Ga. L. 2012, p. 1070, § 1/SB 293.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2012, p. 1070, § 4/SB 293, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012, and shall apply to license plates issued on or after such date.”