06 LC
35 0064
Senate
Bill 489
By:
Senators Balfour of the 9th, Schaefer of the 50th and Douglas of the 17th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of
driverś
licenses, so as to require certain specified new drivers to display a bumper
decal which decal shall indicate that he or she is a new driver; to provide for
related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to issuance, expiration, and renewal of
driverś
licenses, is amended in Code Section 40-5-24, relating to instruction permits,
graduated licensing, and related restrictions and temporary licenses, by
striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (b)(2)(A); striking the period and
inserting "; and" at the end of subparagraph (b)(2)(B); and inserting a new
subparagraph (b)(2)(C) to read as follows:
∀(C)
Any class D license holder shall prominently display in a legible manner on any
vehicle driven by a class D license holder a magnetic bumper decal which decal
shall be approved by the department. The decal shall state 'NEW DRIVER' and
such other related language as required by the department. In addition to any
other information authorized by law, the department shall list in the
restrictions section of every class D license the designation 'new driver
decal.'∀
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on January 1, 2007.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.