Bill Text: GA SB138 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: License Plates; require a sworn statement by an applicant for a tag renewal

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-12 - House Tabled [SB138 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB138-Comm_Sub.html

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The House Committee on Motor Vehicles offers the following substitute to SB 138:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 40-5-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driver's license requirements, surrender of prior licenses, and prohibition of local licenses, so as to modify the defense for a violation of this Code section; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 40-5-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driver's license requirements, surrender of prior licenses, and prohibition of local licenses, is amended by revising subsection (a) as follows:

"(a) No person, except those expressly exempted in this chapter, shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless such person has a valid driver's license under this chapter for the type or class of vehicle being driven. Any person who is a resident of this state for 30 days shall obtain a Georgia driver's license before operating a motor vehicle in this state. Any violation of this subsection shall be punished as provided in Code Section 40-5-121, except the violation of driving with an expired license, or a violation of Code Section 40-5-29 or if. If such person produces in court a valid driver's license issued by this state to such person, that was valid at the time of the alleged offense or proof that a previously valid license which had been suspended or revoked has been reinstated prior to the hearing on such charge, then he or she shall not be guilty of such offenses a violation of this Code section. Any court having jurisdiction over traffic offenses in this state shall report to the department the name and other identifying information of any individual convicted of driving without a license."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012, and shall apply to offenses committed on or after such date.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.