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2018 Georgia Code 40-2-30 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 40 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Section 2. Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles, 40-2-1 through 40-2-168.

ARTICLE 2 REGISTRATION AND LICENSING GENERALLY

40-2-30. Purchase by mail.

An applicant may purchase a vehicle license plate or revalidation decal by mail, by mailing a properly completed application form to the tag agent of the county of his or her residence along with a bank check or money order in the amount of the license fee and all ad valorem taxes due thereon plus an additional fee of $1.00.

(Ga. L. 1957, p. 454, § 1; Ga. L. 1966, p. 508, § 4; Ga. L. 1968, p. 1386, § 1; Code 1981, §40-2-28; Ga. L. 1982, p. 964, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 655, § 1; Code 1981, §40-2-30, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-66/HB 1055.)

Cross references.

- Schedule of annual license fees, § 40-2-151.

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Effect of remittance of proper fee.

- Money order receipt, or similar evidence, showing a remittance to a county tag agent or to the state revenue commissioner for the proper fee entitles an applicant to the use and operation of the motor vehicle sought to be licensed and registered for a period of 15 days from the date of such remittance without penalty of any kind, assuming, of course, that the date of such remittance is on or before April 1. 1958-59 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 209.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, § 60.

C.J.S.

- 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 282.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 40-2-30 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 1

Mobley v. Board of Commissioners

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1984-01-19

Citation: 252 Ga. 33, 311 S.E.2d 178, 1984 Ga. LEXIS 577

Snippet: on the sale of motor vehicle tags, see OCGA § 40-2-30(b) (Code Ann. § 68-246); (3) $15,234.12 for commissions