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Title 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Chapter 3. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, SECURITY INTERESTS, AND LIENS · Article 2. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE

40-3-29. Refusal to issue certificate of title.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    The commissioner or the commissioner’s duly authorized county tag agent shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title only if any required fee is not paid or if the commissioner or the commissioner’s duly authorized county tag agent has reasonable grounds to believe that:#

    1. (1)

      The applicant is not the owner of the vehicle;#

    2. (2)

      The application contains a false or fraudulent statement;#

    3. (3)

      The applicant fails to furnish required information or documents or any additional information the commissioner or authorized county tag agent reasonably requires; or#

    4. (4)

      The registration of the vehicle stands suspended or revoked for any reason as provided in the motor vehicle laws of this state.#

  2. (b)

    If the application for first certificate of title is rejected, the application shall be returned to the holder of the first security interest or lien named in the application or to the owner if there is no security interest holder or lienholder.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1961, p. 68, § 13; Ga. L. 1982, p. 403, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 739, § 13.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t40-ch1-5-(v28a)-2024-pdf.pdf, Volume V28A, 2024 edition, page 407; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 991cd8c9db96.