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title: Title 40, Chapter 5. Drivers’ Licenses
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heading: DRIVERS’ LICENSES
title_heading: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
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# Title 40, Chapter 5. Drivers’ Licenses

Title 40. Motor Vehicles and Traffic

126 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 40-5-1, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-1.md
- 40-5-2, Keeping of records of applications for licenses and information on licensees; furnishing of information, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-2.md
- 40-5-3, Department employees as notaries public, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-3.md
- 40-5-4, Promulgation of rules and regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-4.md
- 40-5-4.1, Authorized delay in compliance with federal Real ID Act, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-4.1.md
- 40-5-5, Reciprocal agreements with other states, districts, territories, and foreign countries for the operation of motor vehicles and required testing; “limited term” notation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-5.md
- 40-5-6, Form for making anatomical gifts upon issuance or renewal of driver’s license or identification card, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-6.md
- 40-5-7, Blue Ribbon Young Driver and DUI Study Commission; creation; membership; purpose; meetings; compensation; reports to Governor and General Assembly; termination, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-7.md
- 40-5-8, Registration of applicants with United States Selective Service System; notification that signature constitutes consent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-8.md
- 40-5-9, Pauper’s affidavit for a partial waiver of driver’s license reinstatement and restoration fees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-9.md
- 40-5-10, Driver education training courses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-10.md
- 40-5-20, License required; surrender of prior licenses; local licenses prohibited, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-20.md
- 40-5-21, Exemptions generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-21.md
- 40-5-21.1, Temporary licenses, permits, or special identification cards; foreign licenses or identification cards as evidence of legal presence in the United States; extensions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-21.1.md
- 40-5-21.2, Compliance with Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program; application; implementation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-21.2.md
- 40-5-22, Issuance of instruction permit or driver’s license to person under 18 years of age; persons not to be licensed, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-22.md
- 40-5-22.1, Reinstatement after delinquency adjudication for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs for child under 16 years of age, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-22.1.md
- 40-5-23, Classes of licenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-23.md
- 40-5-24, Instruction permits; graduated licensing and related restrictions; temporary licenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-24.md
- 40-5-25, Applications; fees; provisions for voluntary participation in various programs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-25.md
- 40-5-26, Applications of minors; revocation request of minor’s instruction permit or license; distinctive licenses for persons under 21, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-26.md
- 40-5-27, Examination of applicants, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-27.md
- 40-5-28, Issuance and contents of licenses; county tag agents; Class E and Class F licenses for volunteer firefighters, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-28.md
- 40-5-28.1, Use of social security numbers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-28.1.md
- 40-5-29, License to be carried and exhibited on demand, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-29.md
- 40-5-30, Restricted licenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-30.md
- 40-5-31, Replacement permits or licenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-31.md
- 40-5-32, Expiration and renewal of licenses; reexamination required; electronic renewal notices, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-32.md
- 40-5-33, Change of address or name, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-33.md
- 40-5-34, Driver License Advisory Board, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-34.md
- 40-5-35, Disqualifying disorders and disabilities; reports by physicians and vision specialists; procedure when person found unqualified to be licensed, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-35.md
- 40-5-36, Veterans’ licenses, honorary licenses, and other distinctive licenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-36.md
- 40-5-37, Expiration of active duty service members’ licenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-37.md
- 40-5-38, Notation of post-traumatic stress disorder, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-38.md
- 40-5-39, Requirements for operation of a motor vehicle for hire; for-hire license endorsements and eligibility; term; background checks, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-39.md
- 40-5-50, Authority of department to cancel license or identification card, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-50.md
- 40-5-51, Suspension of driving privilege of nonresident; reporting convictions, suspensions, and revocations of nonresidents, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-51.md
- 40-5-52, Suspension of license or operating privilege for conduct in another state, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-52.md
- 40-5-53, Surrender of license to court of conviction; report of conviction to department; destruction of license, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-53.md
- 40-5-54, Mandatory suspension of license; notice of suspension, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-54.md
- 40-5-54.1, Denial or suspension of license for noncompliance with child support order, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-54.1.md
- 40-5-55, Implied consent to chemical tests, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-55.md
- 40-5-56, Suspension of license or driving privilege for failure to respond to citation; reinstatement of license, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-56.md
- 40-5-57, Suspension or revocation of license of habitually negligent or dangerous driver; point system, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-57.md
- 40-5-57.1, Suspension of licenses of persons under 21 years for certain offenses; suspension of licenses of persons under 18 years for certain point accumulation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-57.1.md
- 40-5-57.2, Suspension of license for reckless stunt driving, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-57.2.md
- 40-5-57.3, Penalty for multiple convictions of causing serious injury due to right of way violations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-57.3.md
- 40-5-58, Habitual violators; probationary licenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-58.md
- 40-5-59, Reexamination of drivers believed to be incompetent or unqualified, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-59.md
- 40-5-60, When revocation or suspension effective; notice, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-60.md
- 40-5-61, Surrender and return of license; time served under such sentence credited toward fulfillment of period of revocation or suspension, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-61.md
- 40-5-62, Periods of revocation; time served under such sentence credited toward fulfillment of period of revocation; conditions to restoration of license or issuance of new license, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-62.md
- 40-5-63, Periods of suspension for certain convictions of Code Section 40-5-54 or 40-6-391; conditions to return of license, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-63.md
- 40-5-63.1, Clinical evaluation and substance abuse treatment programs for certain offenders, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-63.1.md
- 40-5-64, Limited driving permits for certain offenders, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-64.md
- 40-5-64.1, Ignition interlock device limited driving permits, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-64.1.md
- 40-5-65, Restriction as to operation under foreign license during period of revocation or suspension, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-65.md
- 40-5-66, Appeals from decisions of department, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-66.md
- 40-5-67, Seizure and disposition of driver’s license of persons charged with driving under the influence; issuance of temporary driving permit; disposition of cases, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-67.md
- 40-5-67.1, Chemical tests; implied consent notices; rights of motorists; test results; refusal to submit; suspension or disqualification; administrative license suspension hearing and review; inspection and certification of breath-testing instruments, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-67.1.md
- 40-5-67.2, Terms and conditions for implied consent license suspension; administrative license suspension in relation to post-conviction suspension, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-67.2.md
- 40-5-68, Suspension of licenses by operation of law for failure to complete alcohol or drug program, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-68.md
- 40-5-69, Circumstances not affecting suspensions by operation of law, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-69.md
- 40-5-70, Suspension of license, license tag, and tag registration for operation of vehicle without effective insurance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-70.md
- 40-5-71, Notice of insurance issuance, renewal, or termination; lapse fee; suspension of license following insurance termination; restricted driving permits, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-71.md
- 40-5-72, Forwarding of suspended license, license tag, and tag registration to department, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-72.md
- 40-5-73, Limited applicability, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-73.md
- 40-5-74, Defacement or alteration of seized license prohibited, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-74.md
- 40-5-75, Suspension of licenses by operation of law; reinstatement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-75.md
- 40-5-76, Court ordered reinstatement or suspension of license or issuance of limited driving permit or ignition interlock device limited driving permit; time credited toward fulfillment of period of license suspension, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-76.md
- 40-5-80, Purpose of article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-80.md
- 40-5-81, Certification and approval of courses by department; prohibited behavior by a clinic or program, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-81.md
- 40-5-82, Administration of program, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-82.md
- 40-5-83, Approval and operation of driver improvement clinics; criteria for defensive driving courses, alcohol and drug courses, and driving under the influence risk reduction programs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-83.md
- 40-5-84, Reinstatement of licenses suspended for certain offenses or for points, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-84.md
- 40-5-85, Red stripe upon reinstated license for repeat offenders of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-85.md
- 40-5-86, Reduction of point count upon completion of course, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-86.md
- 40-5-87, Conditions of article exclusive, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-87.md
- 40-5-88, Administrative penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-88.md
- 40-5-100, Application; contents of card; prohibition on possession of more than one card; optional contributions to and participation in voluntary programs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-100.md
- 40-5-101, Rules and regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-101.md
- 40-5-102, Applicant to furnish proof of birth date, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-102.md
- 40-5-103, Fee; issuance period; exemptions from fees; renewal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-103.md
- 40-5-104, False statement in application, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-104.md
- 40-5-105, Application of Code Section 40-5-2, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-105.md
- 40-5-106, Impact of display to officer of identification in electronic format, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-106.md
- 40-5-107, Issuance of identification cards upon release from confinement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-107.md
- 40-5-120, Unlawful use of license or identification card; penalties for violations of chapter generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-120.md
- 40-5-121, Driving while license suspended or revoked, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-121.md
- 40-5-122, Permitting unlicensed person to drive, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-122.md
- 40-5-123, Permitting unauthorized minor to drive, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-123.md
- 40-5-124, Jurisdiction of offenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-124.md
- 40-5-125, Fraudulent driver’s license or identification card; false statements or commission of fraud in applications; criminal violation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-125.md
- 40-5-140, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-140.md
- 40-5-141, Purpose and applicability of article; liberal construction, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-141.md
- 40-5-142, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-142.md
- 40-5-143, Driving commercial motor vehicle with more than one license prohibited, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-143.md
- 40-5-144, Notice required by driver of commercial vehicle of certain convictions or license restrictions; information required to be provided to prospective employer, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-144.md
- 40-5-145, Duties of employer, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-145.md
- 40-5-146, Operation of commercial motor vehicle without valid license or driving privilege, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-146.md
- 40-5-147, Requirements for issuance of license or instruction permit; administration of skills test by third party; waiver or exemption; disqualification and notice, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-147.md
- 40-5-148, Nonresident license, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-148.md
- 40-5-148.1, Restricted commercial licenses for persons in agricultural industry, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-148.1.md
- 40-5-148.2, Issuance of nonresident commercial drivers’ licenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-148.2.md
- 40-5-148.3, Submission of medical examiner’s certificate; penalty for false submissions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-148.3.md
- 40-5-149, Contents of application; application required when name, mailing address, or residence changed, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-149.md
- 40-5-150, Contents of license; classifications; endorsements and restrictions; information to be obtained before issuance; notice of issuance; expiration of license; renewal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-150.md
- 40-5-151, Disqualification from driving; action required after suspending, revoking, or canceling license or nonresident privileges, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-151.md
- 40-5-152, Operating a commercial motor vehicle while having measurable alcohol in system; refusal to take chemical test, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-152.md
- 40-5-153, Implied consent to chemical test; administration of test; procedure, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-153.md
- 40-5-154, Notice to licensing state of conviction of nonresident licensee for violation of state law or local ordinance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-154.md
- 40-5-155, Information to be available to driver’s license administrators of other states, employers, and insurers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-155.md
- 40-5-156, Rules and regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-156.md
- 40-5-157, Authority for commissioner to enter into agreements, arrangements, or declarations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-157.md
- 40-5-158, Driving with license issued by state or province or territory of Canada in accordance with minimum federal standards, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-158.md
- 40-5-159, Violations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-159.md
- 40-5-170, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-170.md
- 40-5-171, Issuance and contents of identification cards for persons with disabilities, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-171.md
- 40-5-172, Term of card issued to person with permanent disability; issuance to person with temporary disability; renewal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-172.md
- 40-5-173, Format of card, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-173.md
- 40-5-174, Proof of need for special transportation services for persons with disabilities, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-174.md
- 40-5-175, Admission to seating for persons with disabilities at public events, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-175.md
- 40-5-176, Rules and regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-176.md
- 40-5-177, Evidence of applicant’s birth date required, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-177.md
- 40-5-178, Fee for card; waiver for person with veteran’s driver’s license, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-178.md
- 40-5-179, Fraudulent identification cards; penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-5-179.md