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HB 89 - Driver's license; certain offenses; revoke upon second conviction

Powell, Alan T (23rd)	Parham, Bobby E (122nd)	Tolbert, Scott (25th)
Harbin, Ben (113th)

Status Summary	HC:	MotV	SC:		FR:	01/14/99	LA:	01/15/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 40-5-57.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revocation of drivers' licenses of persons under age 21 for certain offenses and issuance of new license following revocation, so as to provide that revocation for certain offenses shall occur only upon a second or subsequent conviction; and for other purposes.

HB 89                                              LC 25 1098 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 40-5-57.1 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to revocation of drivers' 
  1- 3  licenses of persons under age 21 for certain offenses and 
  1- 4  issuance of new license following revocation, so as to 
  1- 5  provide that revocation for certain offenses shall occur 
  1- 6  only upon a second or subsequent conviction; to repeal 
  1- 7  conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Code Section 40-5-57.1 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-11  Annotated, relating to revocation of drivers' licenses of 
  1-12  persons under age 21 for certain offenses and issuance of 
  1-13  new license following revocation, is amended by striking 
  1-14  subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
 
  1-15    "(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 
  1-16    the driver's license of any person under 21 years of age 
  1-17    convicted of hit and run or leaving the scene of an 
  1-18    accident in violation of Code Section 40-6-270, racing on 
  1-19    highways or streets, using a motor vehicle in fleeing or 
  1-20    attempting to elude an officer, reckless driving, any 
  1-21    offense for which four or more points are assessable under 
  1-22    subsection (c) of Code Section 40-5-57, purchasing an 
  1-23    alcoholic beverage in violation of paragraph (2) of 
  1-24    subsection (a) of Code Section 3-3-23, violation of 
  1-25    paragraph (3) or (5) of subsection (a) of Code Section 
  1-26    3-3-23, or violation of Code Section 40-6-391, or 
  1-27    convicted for the second or subsequent time of any offense 
  1-28    for which four or more points are assessable under 
  1-29    subsection (c) of Code Section 40-5-57, shall be revoked 
  1-30    by the department as provided by this Code section, and a 
  1-31    driver's license revoked under this subsection shall not 
  1-32    be reinstated. A plea of nolo contendere shall be 
  1-33    considered a conviction for purposes of this subsection. 
  1-34    Notice of revocation shall be given by certified mail, 
  1-35    with return receipt requested; or, in lieu thereof, notice 
 
 
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  2- 1    may be given by personal service upon such person.  Such 
  2- 2    license shall be surrendered within ten days of 
  2- 3    notification of such revocation.  Notice given by 
  2- 4    certified mail with return receipt requested mailed to the 
  2- 5    person's last known address shall be prima-facie evidence 
  2- 6    that such person received the required notice." 
 
  2- 7                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2- 8  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 9  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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