Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 146 - Driver's license; replacement; provisions

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1. Wiles  34th            2. Parsons  40th           3. Grindley  35th
4. Sauder  29th           5. Smith  19th             6. Woods  32nd


House Comm: MotV       /                Senate Comm: Pub S      /                                   
House Vote: Yeas 91    Nays 0           Senate Vote: Yeas 52  Nays 0                                
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               House          Action         Senate                                                 
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              1/11/95  Read 1st Time         1/29/96                                                
              1/12/95  Read 2nd Time         2/2/96                                                 
              2/28/95* Favorably Reported    2/1/96                                                 
              Sub      Committee Amend/Sub                                                          
              3/17/95  Recommitted                                                                  
              1/26/96  Read 3rd Time         2/7/96                                                 
              1/26/96  Passed/Adopted        2/7/96                                                 
              CS       Comm/Floor Amend/Sub                                                         
              3/19/96  Sent to Governor                                                             
              4/25/96  Signed by Governor                                                           
              V23      Act/Veto Number                                                              
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Favorably Reported by Substitute 01/23/96                                                           
                                                                                                    
Code Sections amended: 40-5-31                                                                      


HB 146                                           LC 16 4199S






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Code Section 40-5-31 of the Official Code of
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to replacement drivers' licenses
  1- 3  or permits, so as to provide for issuance or a replacement
  1- 4  license or permit for the period of time remaining on the
  1- 5  original issuance; to provide for fees; to provide for
  1- 6  related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
  1- 7  purposes.

  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 9  Code Section 40-5-31 of the Official Code of Georgia
  1-10  Annotated, relating to replacement drivers' licenses or
  1-11  permits, is amended by striking subsection (a) of said Code
  1-12  section in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the
  1-13  following:

  1-14    "(a) In the event that an instruction permit or a driver's
  1-15    license issued under this chapter is lost or destroyed,
  1-16    the person to whom the same was issued may upon payment of
  1-17    the required fee and upon furnishing proof satisfactory to
  1-18    the department that such permit has been lost or
  1-19    destroyed:

  1-20      (1) Obtain obtain a new permit or license upon
  1-21      furnishing proof satisfactory to the department that
  1-22      such permit or license has been lost or destroyed. ;

  1-23      (2) Obtain a replacement permit or license.

  1-24    A new permit obtained under this Code section shall be
  1-25    obtained in the same manner and under the same conditions
  1-26    and limitations as provided in Code Section 40-5-24.  A
  1-27    new license obtained under this Code section shall be
  1-28    obtained in the same manner and under the same conditions
  1-29    and limitations as provided in Code Section 40-5-32,
  1-30    relating to renewals of licenses.  A replacement permit or
  1-31    license obtained under this Code section shall be issued
  1-32    only for the remaining period for which the original



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                                                 LC 16 4199S

  2- 1    permit or license was issued for a fee of $5.00 and no
  2- 2    examination or eyesight test shall be required to obtain
  2- 3    such replacement permit."

                         SECTION 2.

  2- 4  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2- 5  repealed.









































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