2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
CHAPTER 9 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION
ARTICLE 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
§ 12-9-51 - Emission inspection required for motor vehicle registration; operation without registration; improper reuse
O.C.G.A.
12-9-51 (2010)
12-9-51. Emission inspection required for motor vehicle registration; operation without registration; improper reuse
(a) Beginning July 1, 1992, it shall be unlawful for any county to and no county shall register any responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section
12-9-45 pursuant to or subject to the requirements of Chapter 2 of Title 40 without proof of a valid certificate of emission inspection issued pursuant to Code Section
12-9-48 indicating that such responsible motor vehicle satisfied all applicable requirements of Code Section
12-9-45 and Code Section
12-9-48. In applying for a motor vehicle registration for a responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section
12-9-45, the application shall be accompanied by proof of the issuance of a certificate of emission inspection issued pursuant to Code Section
12-9-48. Any county which registers any responsible motor vehicle without proof of a certificate of emission inspection shall be in violation of this article.
(b) It shall be unlawful to and no person shall operate a responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section
12-9-45 on the roadways of this state without a valid registration issued in compliance with this article. Any person who operates a responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section
12-9-45 on the roadways of this state without a valid registration issued in compliance with this article shall be considered to be operating an unregistered motor vehicle.
(c) The board may provide for a procedure to be implemented by each county to ensure that certificates of emission inspection are not improperly reused.
Graham Syfert - Jacksonville Lawyer