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O.C.G.A. § 40-2-8.1 (2019)

Operation of vehicle without revalidation decal on license plate

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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Notwithstanding Code Section 40-2-8 or any other provision of law, a person who operates a vehicle which is required to be registered in this state and which has attached to the rear thereof a valid numbered license plate without having the required revalidation decal affixed upon that plate, which person is otherwise guilty of a misdemeanor for not having such decal affixed to the plate, shall be subject for that offense only to a fine not to exceed $25.00 if that person shows to the court having jurisdiction of the offense that the proper revalidation decal had been obtained prior to the time of the offense.

History

Code 1981, § 40-2-8.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 698, § 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2008–2018 · leading case: KEA v. the STATE (Three Cases)., 810 S.E.2d 152 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018).
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KEA v. the STATE (Three Cases)., 810 S.E.2d 152 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “, OCGA § 40-2-4 (a) (making it unlawful "to make, sell, or issue any license plate or revalidation decal"); OCGA § 40-2-8 (b) (1) (permitting law enforcement officer to store vehicle that "does not have attached to the rear thereof a numbered license plate and current…”
Ray v. State, 665 S.E.2d 345 (Ga. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “631, 632 (1) ( 580 SE2d 640 ) (2003) (no insurance); OCGA §§ 40-2-8.1 (registration decal); 40-6-123 (turn signal).”
State v. Reid, 679 S.E.2d 802 (Ga. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “The State charged John Reid by accusations filed in the trial court with operating a motor vehicle without a revalidation decal (OCGA § 40-2-8.1), operating a motor vehicle without effective insurance (OCGA § 40-6-10), speeding (OCGA § 40-6-181), reckless driving (OCGA §…”
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