Georgia Senate - 1995/1996 Sessions

SB 37 - Drivers' Lic. - free replacement when stolen

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1. Cheeks  23rd


Senate Comm: Pub S      /         House Comm: MotV       /                                          
Senate Vote: Yeas 47    Nays 2                                                                      
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              Senate          Action          House                                                 
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             1/10/95   Read 1st time          2/1/95                                                
             1/27/95   Favorably Reported                                                           
             1/30/95   Read 2nd Time          2/2/95                                                
             1/31/95   Read 3rd Time                                                                
             1/31/95   Passed/Adopted                                                               
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Code Sections amended: 40-5-25                                                                      


SB 37 95                                          LC 18 6316

      SENATE BILL 37

      By:  Senator Cheeks of the 23rd


                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Code Section 40-5-25 of the Official Code of
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to license applications and
  1- 3  fees, so as to provide for the free replacement of a stolen
  1- 4  driver's license; to provide for conditions and limitations;
  1- 5  to provide for free police reports in connection with such
  1- 6  replacement; 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 40-5-25, relating to license applications and
  1-10  fees, is amended by adding a new subsection immediately
  1-11  following subsection (a) to be designated subsection (a.1),
  1-12  to read as follows:

  1-13    "(a.1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code
  1-14    section,  there shall be no fee whatsoever for replacement
  1-15    of any stolen driver's license, provided that such
  1-16    replacement license shall be valid only for the remaining
  1-31  repealed.
  1-18    that only one such free replacement license may be
  1-19    obtained within any four-year period for which the license
  1-20    was originally issued.  Such free replacement shall only
  1-21    be authorized upon the furnishing of a police report by
  1-22    the applicant to the department which indicates that the
  1-23    wallet, purse, or other repository of the driver's license
  1-24    of the applicant was stolen.  Any applicant who requests a
  1-25    copy of a police report for the purpose of free
  1-26    replacement of the driver's license shall be provided one
  1-27    free copy of that report by the applicable law enforcement
  1-28    agency."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-29  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  1-30  repealed.



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