10 LC
34 2433
House
Bill 1055
By:
Representatives Levitas of the
82nd,
Rice of the
51st,
Ramsey of the
72nd,
and Cole of the
125th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to drivers' licenses, so as to change the fees for issuance of temporary
licenses or identification cards; to change the fees and terms for certain
permanent commercial and noncommercial drivers' licenses and identification
cards; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers'
licenses, is amended in Code Section 40-5-21.1, relating to drivers' licenses
for noncitizens and evidence of lawful presence in the United States, by
enacting a new subsection (a.1) as follows:
"(a.1)
The fee for issuance or renewal of a temporary driver's license or
identification card shall be that established in Code Sections 40-5-25 and
40-5-100 for nontemporary drivers' licenses and identification cards unless the
applicant's period of authorized stay is less than five years in which case the
fee shall be $5.00 for each full or partial year for which the applicant is
eligible."
SECTION
2.
Said
chapter is further amended in Code Section 40-5-25, relating to driver's license
applications and fees, by revising subsection (a) as follows:
"(a)
Every application for an instruction permit or for a driver's license shall be
made upon a form furnished by the department. Every application shall be
accompanied by the proper license fee.
Except as
provided in Code Section 40-5-21.1, the
The
fees shall be as established by the commissioner, not to exceed:
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(1)
For instruction permits for Classes
A,
B, C,
E,
F, and M driver's licenses and for Class D
drivers' licenses
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$
10.00
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(2)
For five-year Classes
A,
B, C,
E,
F, and M noncommercial drivers'
licenses
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20.00
25.00
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(2.1)
For
ten-year eight-year
Classes A, B, C, E,
F, and M noncommercial drivers'
licenses
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35.00
40.00
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(3)
For Classes A, B, C, and M commercial drivers' licenses
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20.00
25.00
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(4)
For application for Classes A, B, C, and M commercial drivers' licenses or a
Class P commercial driver's instruction permit
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35.00
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(5)
For Class P commercial drivers' instruction permits for Classes A, B, C, and M
commercial drivers' licenses
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10.00
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(6)
For Classes A, B, C, and M commercial drivers' licenses, initial issuance
requiring a road test
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70.00
75.00
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(7)
For Classes A, B, C, and M commercial drivers' licenses, initial issuance not
requiring a road test
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20.00
25.00
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(8)
For renewal of Classes A, B, C, and M commercial drivers' licenses
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20.00
25.00
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(8.1)
For renewal of five-year Classes
A, B, C, E,
F, and M noncommercial drivers'
licenses
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20.00
25.00
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(8.2)
For renewal of
ten-year eight-year
Classes
A, B, C, E,
F, and M noncommercial drivers'
licenses
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35.00
40.00
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(9)
Initial issuance of Classes A, B, C, and M commercial drivers' licenses and
Class P commercial drivers' instruction permits shall include all endorsement
fees within the license fee. Each endorsement added after initial
licensing
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5.00
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The
commissioner may by rule provide incentive discounts in otherwise applicable
fees reflecting cost savings to the department where a license is renewed by
means other than personal appearance. The discount for renewal of a Class C or
Class M license shall be $5.00 and any other discounts shall be as determined by
the commissioner. Except as provided in Code Section 40-5-36, relating to
veterans' licenses, and Code Section 40-5-149, relating to application fees for
public school bus drivers, there shall be no exceptions to the fee requirements
for a commercial driver's license or a commercial driver's license permit.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code section, there shall be no fee
whatsoever for replacement of any driver's license solely due to a change of the
licensee's name or address, provided that such replacement license shall be
valid only for the remaining period of such original license; and provided,
further, that only one such free replacement license may be obtained within the
period for which the license was originally issued. Any application for the
replacement of a lost license pursuant to Code Section 40-5-31 or due to a
change in the licensee's name or address submitted within 150 days of the
expiration of said license shall be treated as an application for renewal
subject to the applicable license fees as set forth in this
subsection."
SECTION
3.
Said
chapter is further amended in Code Section 40-5-103, relating to identification
card fees, by revising subsection (a) as follows:
"(a)
Except as provided in
Code Section
40-5-21.1 and subsections (b) and (c) of
this Code section, the department shall collect a fee of
$20.00
$25.00
for a five-year card and a fee of
$35.00
$40.00
for a
ten-year
an
eight-year card, which fee shall be
deposited in the state treasury in the same manner as other motor vehicle
driver's license fees."
SECTION
4.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010.
SECTION
5.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.