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

O.C.G.A. § 43-43-3 (2019)

Vehicle certificate of title or license plate to be transmitted to Department of Revenue upon receipt

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Should a scrap metal processor be presented the certificate of title or vehicle license plate for any vehicle or scrap vehicle purchased, that scrap metal processor shall mail or deliver the same to the Department of Revenue as required by law. In lieu of a certificate of title, an affidavit in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of Code Section 40-3-36 shall be obtained by a scrap metal processor. All other requirements of subsection (a) of Code Section 40-3-36 shall be complied with, including maintenance of a copy of such affidavit, and any other rules promulgated pursuant thereto.

History

Ga. L. 1981, p. 973, § 4; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 43; Ga. L. 2005, p. 980, § 25-3/HB 501; Ga. L. 2007, p. 585, § 2/HB 171.

Annotations

Cross references. - Motor vehicle

chop shops, T. 16, C. 8, A. 4. Further provisions regarding disposition of certificate of title for scrapped, dismantled, or destroyed vehicles or wreckage or salvage, § 40-3-35.