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title: O.C.G.A. § 48-8-253. Inapplicability of tax to property ordered and delivered outside taxing special district.
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# O.C.G.A. § 48-8-253. Inapplicability of tax to property ordered and delivered outside taxing special district.

No tax provided for in this article shall be imposed upon the sale of tangible personal property which is ordered by and delivered to the purchaser at a point outside the geographical area of the special district in which the tax is imposed regardless of the point at which title passes, if the delivery is made by the seller’s vehicle, United States mail, or common carrier or by private or contract carrier licensed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or the Georgia Department of Public Safety.

## History

Code 1981, § 48-8-253, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 778, § 6/HB 277; Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 23/HB 865.