No person, except those expressly exempted in this chapter or in Chapter 6 of this title, shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless such person has a valid driver’s license under this chapter for the type or class of vehicle being driven. Any person who is a resident of this […]
Except as provided in Article 7 of this chapter, the “Uniform Commercial Driver’s License Act,” the following persons are exempt from licenses under this chapter: Any employee of the United States government while operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United States government and which is being operated on official business, unless […]
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an applicant who presents in person valid documentary evidence of: Admission to the United States in a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant status; A pending or approved application for asylum in the United States; Admission into the United States in refugee status; An approved application for temporary protected status in […]
As used in this Code section, the term: “Department” means the Georgia Department of Driver Services. “SAVE Program” means the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program established by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. The department shall utilize the following procedures in this subsection before issuing an identification card, license, permit, […]
Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, the department shall not issue any Class C driver’s license to any person who is under 18 years of age or Class M driver’s license to any person who is under 17 years of age, except that the department may, under subsection (a) of Code Section 40-5-24, […]
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a child under 16 years of age is adjudicated delinquent of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs or convicted in any other court of such offenses, the court shall order that the privilege of such child to apply for and be issued a driver’s license or […]
The department upon issuing a driver’s license shall indicate thereon the type or general class of vehicles that the licensee may drive. Subject to this chapter, the commissioner shall establish by rules and regulations such qualifications, including but not limited to, training, experience, or educational prerequisites, as he or she believes are necessary for the […]
Any resident of this state who is at least 15 years of age may apply to the department for an instruction permit to operate a noncommercial Class C vehicle. The department shall, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts of the examination referred to in Code Section 40-5-27 other than the driving test, issue […]
Every application for an instruction permit or for a driver’s license shall be made upon a form furnished by the department. Every application shall be accompanied by the proper license fee. The fees shall be as established by the Board of Driver Services, not to exceed: For instruction permits for Classes C, E, F, and […]
The application of any person under the age of 18 years for an instruction permit or driver’s license shall be: Signed and verified by the father, mother, or guardian of the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths or, in the event there is no parent or guardian, by another responsible adult; or Signed […]
The department shall examine every applicant for a driver’s license, except as otherwise provided in this Code section. Such examination shall include a test of the applicant’s eyesight, his or her ability to understand official traffic-control devices, and his or her knowledge of safe driving practices and the traffic laws of this state and shall […]
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, the department shall, upon payment of the required fee, issue to every applicant qualifying therefor a driver’s license indicating the type or general class of vehicles the licensee may drive, which license shall be upon a form prescribed by the department and which shall bear […]
No license or permit issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2007, pursuant to this article shall contain the social security number of the licensee or permit holder. History. Code 1981, § 40-5-28.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1443, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 449, § 3/HB 1253. Editor’s notes. This […]
Every licensee shall have his or her driver’s license in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle. Any person who has a receipt issued by the department reflecting issuance, renewal, replacement, or reinstatement of his or her driver’s license in his or her immediate possession shall be considered to […]
Upon issuing a driver’s license, the department shall have authority, whenever good cause appears, to impose restrictions suitable to the licensee’s driving ability with respect to special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle which the licensee may operate or such other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the department may determine to be […]
In the event that an instruction permit or a driver’s license issued under this chapter is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the same was issued may upon payment of the required fee and upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the department that such permit has been lost or destroyed: Obtain a new permit or […]
Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, every driver’s license shall expire on the licensee’s birthday in the eighth year following the issuance of such license. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any commercial driver’s license that contains an H or X endorsement as defined in subsection (c) of Code Section 40-5-150 shall expire on the date […]
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 […]
The commissioner is authorized to appoint a Driver License Advisory Board. The Driver License Advisory Board shall advise the commissioner on medical criteria and vision standards relating to the licensing of drivers under this chapter. If the department has cause to believe that a licensed driver or applicant may not be physically or mentally qualified […]
The Driver License Advisory Board appointed by the department shall define disorders characterized by lapses of consciousness or other mental or physical disabilities affecting the ability of a person to drive safely for the purpose of the reports required by this Code section, and the commissioner may use these definitions to promulgate regulations making such […]
