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

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 40-2-30 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 40-2-30

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 O.C.G.A. § 40-2-30

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Mobley v. Bd. of Commissioners, 252 Ga. 33 (Ga. 1984).

Cited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jan 19, 1984 | 311 S.E.2d 178

...The compensation claimed by Mobley for the years 1967-80 can be categorized as follows: (1) $15,805.50 as fees for issuing tax execution^, see OCGA § 48-5-163 (Code Ann. § 91A-1361.1); (2) $87,406.75 as commissions due on the sale of motor vehicle tags, see OCGA § 40-2-30(b) (Code Ann....
...pproved the continued collection of execution fees. No such provision appears in the 1964 Act. 2. Mobley further contends that he is owed $80,406.75 by Polk County as commissions for the sale of motor vehicle tags during the years in question. OCGA § 40-2-30(b) (Code Ann. § 68-246) provides for a $.50 commission per license plate or revalidation decal issued by county tag agents. OCGA § 40-2-30(c) (2) (Code Ann....
...such fees so collected shall go into the general treasury of the county.” For each of the years in question, state law provided that Mobley’s annual salary as Polk County tax commissioner was $18,000.1964 Ga. L. 2265; 1967 Ga. L. 3178. Thus OCGA § 40-2-30(b) (Code Ann....