O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 40-9-7 (2019)

Surrender of license after suspension

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) Any person whose driver’s license shall have been suspended under any provision of this chapter shall immediately return his or her license to the department. If any person shall fail to return such license to the department, the department shall direct any peace officer to secure possession thereof and to return it to the department. (b) Any person willfully failing to return his or her driver’s license as required in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

History

(Ga. L. 1951, p. 565, § 14; Code 1933, § 68C-702, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1014, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 20-1/HB 501.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2013–2013 · leading case: Bryant v. State, 740 S.E.2d 772 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013).
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Bryant v. State, 740 S.E.2d 772 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Following a jury trial, Michael Bryant was convicted of possession of cocaine (OCGA § 16-13-30(a)), two counts ofpossessionof atool for the commission of a crime (OCGA § 16-7-20 (a)), riding a bicycle without a headlight (OCGA § 40-6-296 (a)), and failure to surrender a license…”
Michael Bryant v. State (Ga. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Following a jury trial, Michael Bryant was convicted of possession of cocaine (OCGA § 16-3-30 (a)), two counts of possession of a tool for the commission of a crime (OCGA § 16-7-20 (a)), riding a bicycle without a light (OCGA § 40-6-296 (a)), and failure to surrender a license…”
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