O.C.G.A. § 40-5-84 (2019)
Reinstatement of licenses suspended for certain offenses or for points
(a) Except as otherwise provided, the license of any person whose license is suspended for the first time as a result of the conviction of an offense listed in Code Section 40-5-54 shall, at the expiration of 120 days following the date the license is suspended, be reinstated by the department upon receipt by the department of a certificate of completion of an approved defensive driving course and the payment of a restoration fee of $210.00 or $200.00 when such reinstatement is processed by mail.
MOTOR VEHICLES & TRAFFIC
(b) The license of any person whose license is suspended for the second time as a result of the conviction of an offense listed in Code Section 40-5-54 shall, at the expiration of 120 days following the date the license is suspended, be reinstated by the department upon receipt by the department of a certificate of completion of a defensive driving course approved by the department and the payment of a restoration fee of $310.00 or $300.00 when such reinstatement is processed by mail. (c) The license of any person whose license is suspended for the first time within a five-year period as a result of the assessment of points pursuant to Code Section 40-5-57 shall be reinstated by the department immediately upon receipt by the department of a certificate of completion of an approved defensive driving course and the payment of a restoration fee of $210.00 or $200.00 when such reinstatement is processed by mail. (d) The license of any person whose license is suspended for the second time within a five-year period as a result of the assessment of points pursuant to Code Section 40-5-57 shall be reinstated by the department immediately upon receipt by the department of a certificate of completion of an approved defensive driving course and the payment of a restoration fee of $310.00 or $300.00 when such reinstatement is processed by mail. (e) The license of any person whose license is suspended for the third or subsequent time within a five-year period as a result of the assessment of points pursuant to Code Section 40-5-57 shall be reinstated by the department upon receipt by the department of a certificate of completion of a defensive driving course approved by the department and the payment of a restoration fee of $410.00 or $400.00 when such reinstatement is processed by mail.
History
Code 1933, § 68D-105, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2302, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1000, § 8; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 40; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 40; Ga. L. 1985, p. 758, § 13; Ga.
L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2785, § 17; Ga. L. 2003, p. 796, § 5; Ga. L. 2009, p. 679, § 8/HB 160; Ga. L. 2011, p. 355, § 13/HB 269; Ga. L. 2014, p. 710, § 117/SB 298.
Annotations
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Verification of information prior to traffic stop. - Since, in most cases, a driver must wait a minimum of 30 days after the driver’s license is suspended before applying for reinstatement and, in some cases, up to five years, a police officer was not required to verify that the
information the officer received within the few weeks preceding a stop regarding the suspension of the driver’s license was still accurate before making a brief stop of the car. State v. Harris, 236 Ga. App. 525, 513 S.E.2d 1, 1999 Ga. App. LEXIS 90 (1999).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 332 et seq., 346 et seq.
8 Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles Highway Traffic, § 988 et seq.
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