O.C.G.A. § 48-7-6 (2019)
License or registration extensions for National Guard members and reservists on active duty
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any member of the National Guard or any reserve component of the armed services of the United States who serves on active duty for at least 90 consecutive days shall by operation of this subsection automatically be granted an extension, without fee charged for such extension, of any annual license or registration otherwise required under any other provision of law by the state or any agency, department, board, bureau, or commission of the state. Such extension shall continue until the otherwise regular expiration date which occurs in the year next succeeding the year in which such active duty ceases.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any member of the National Guard or any reserve component of the United States who qualifies for the license or registration extension under subsection (a) of this Code section shall be exempt from any continuing education requirements during such automatic extension period.
(c) This Code section shall not apply to attorneys.
History
Code 1981, § 48-7-6, enacted by Ga. L.
2005, p. 220, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 48/HB 79.
ARTICLE 2 IMPOSITION, RATE, COMPUTATION, EXEMPTIONS, AND CREDITS
Annotations
Cross references. Tax deduction for purchase of fluorideremoving device by person allergic to fluoridated water, § 12-5-175. Tax deductions and exemptions relating to making of student loans by Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation, § 20-3-283 et seq. Deduction for contributions made to Georgia Student Finance Authority, § 20-3-322. Provision that payments for relocation assistance shall not be considered income, § 22-4-13. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that this Act is applicable to taxable years ending on or after March 11, 1987, and that a taxpayer with a taxable year ending on or after January 1, 1987, and before March
11, 1987, may elect to have the provisions of that Act apply. Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, also provided that tax, penalty, and interest liabilities and refund eligibility for prior taxable years shall not be affected by that Act. Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, also provided that provisions of the federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 and of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which as of January 1, 1987, were not yet effective become effective for purposes of Georgia taxation on the same dates as they become effective for federal purposes. Law reviews. For note on the 1994 amendments of Code Sections 48-7-40 to 48-7-40.1 and enactment of Code Sections 48-7-40.2 to 48-7-40.6 of this article, see 11 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 249 (1994).
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