05 LC 19
6510
House
Bill 471
By:
Representatives Mitchell of the
88th,
Reece of the
27th,
Lunsford of the
110th,
and Graves of the
12th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide for a short title; to amend Code Section 40-5-6 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to forms for making of anatomical gifts upon
issuance or renewal of
driverś
licenses, so as to specify the wording of the notation affixed to a
driveŕs
license; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
This
Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Billy Wages Act."
SECTION
2.
Code
Section 40-5-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to forms for
making of anatomical gifts upon issuance or renewal of
driverś
licenses, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof a
new subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b)
A notation shall be affixed to or made a part of every
driveŕs
license issued in this state indicating whether or not the licensee has
executed, under Article 6 of Chapter 5 of Title 44, the 'Georgia Anatomical Gift
Act,' a gift, by will or otherwise, of all or part of his
or
her body conditioned upon the
donoŕs
death. Such
notation shall read: 'Organ Donor,' 'Tissue Donor,' or 'Organ and Tissue Donor'
to reflect the
donoŕs
intended
donation."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.