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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-5-86. Reduction of point count upon completion of course.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-5-86. Reduction of point count upon completion of course.

Upon the accumulation of points pursuant to Code Section 40-5-57, the total number of points accumulated by any driver shall be reduced by seven points, but to not less than zero points, upon the satisfactory completion by such driver of a defensive driving course approved by the department and the submission of a certificate by such driver to the department. The provisions of this Code section shall be available one time only to each driver in any five-year period.

## History

Code 1933, § 68D-107, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2302, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1082, § 5; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2105, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2785, § 18; Ga. L. 2003, p. 796, § 6; Ga. L. 2014, p. 710, § 1-18/SB 298.

## Law Reviews

For note on 1992 amendment of this Code section, see 9 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 298 (1992).