Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Chapter 5. DRIVERS’ LICENSES · Article 2. ISSUANCE, EXPIRATION, AND RENEWAL OF LICENSES

40-5-38. Notation of post-traumatic stress disorder.

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(a)
Members of the armed services and veterans who have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder may request to have a notation of such diagnosis placed on his or her driver’s license. Such applicant shall present the department with a sworn statement from a person licensed to practice medicine or psychology in this state verifying such diagnosis.#
(b)
The commissioner shall by rules and regulations establish procedures necessary to carry out the provisions of this Code section including, without limitation, application forms to include a waiver of liability for the release of any medical information and an appropriate symbol to be placed on the drivers’ licenses.#

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History

Code 1981, § 40-5-38, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 1013, § 1/SB 419; Ga. L. 2024, p. 1052, § 4(49)/SB 448, effective July 1, 2024.

Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “post-traumatic” for “post traumatic” in subsection (a).

Cross references

Veterans Mental Health Services Program, § 38-4-15.

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