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2018 Georgia Code 40-5-33 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 40-5-33 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 40-5-33

TITLE 40 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Section 5. Drivers' Licenses, 40-5-1 through 40-5-179.

ARTICLE 2 ISSUANCE, EXPIRATION, AND RENEWAL OF LICENSES

40-5-33. Change of address or name.

Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving a driver's license, shall move from the address named in such application or in the license issued to him or her or when the name of a licensee is changed by marriage or otherwise, such person shall apply to the department for a license showing the correct name or address within 60 days. Failure to change the name or address shall not deem the license invalid. The commissioner may determine the locations at which applications shall be accepted for applications due to change of name or address. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is specifically provided that the commissioner may designate county tag agents, if they so agree, as agents of the department for this purpose.

(Code 1933, § 68B-214, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1008, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 40; Ga. L. 1989, p. 519, § 13; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1876, § 2; Ga. L. 1995, p. 920, § 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 17-11/HB 501.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Violation of statute did not justify continued detention.

- Even if it was a crime to violate O.C.G.A. § 40-5-33, a defendant's purported violation of the statute did not justify the continued detention of the defendant after a traffic stop; the deputy who stopped the defendant could have given the defendant a verbal warning instead of waiting to be brought a written warning book. Bennett v. State, 285 Ga. App. 796, 648 S.E.2d 126 (2007).

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 40-5-33

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Ammons v. State, 880 S.E.2d 544 (Ga. 2022).

Cited 20 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 2, 2022 | 315 Ga. 149

...drawn,” and had slurred of alcohol to the extent that it is less safe for the person to drive . . . .” Ammons was also charged with a tag light violation (OCGA § 40-8-23) and with failure to change driver’s license address information (OCGA § 40-5-33). 3 speech. As their conversation continued, Trooper Perry asked Ammons if she would provide a breath sample for a preliminary breath test. She refused....
...Specifically, during the traffic stop here, State Trooper Levi Perry required Mia Ammons to produce her driver’s license, which revealed that she had not timely updated her address information after moving. As a result, Ammons was charged with violating OCGA § 40-5-33....