05 LC
25 3894
Senate
Bill 117
By:
Senators Heath of the 31st, Kemp of the 46th, Hudgens of the 47th, Bulloch of
the 11th, Pearson of the 51st and
others
AS PASSED
AS PASSED
AN
ACT
To
amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to the registration and licensing of motor vehicles
generally, so as to provide that any Georgia license plate issued in the year
1970 or before shall be an authentic historical Georgia license plate; to
authorize the display of such license plates on certain motor vehicles; to
provide for certain computerized information; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
2 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the registration and licensing of motor vehicles generally, is amended by
striking in its entirety Code Section 40-2-41.1, relating to authentic
historical Georgia license plates, and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
“40-2-41.1.
(a)
As used in this Code section, the term 'authentic historical Georgia license
plate' means a license plate originally issued in the year 1970 or earlier and
originally required to be displayed on motor vehicles operated upon the streets
and highways of this state in the year 1970 or earlier pursuant to former motor
vehicle registration laws of this state.
(b)
The owner of any antique motor vehicle manufactured in 1970 or earlier shall be
authorized to display in lieu of and in the same manner as the license plate
otherwise required under Code Section 40-2-41 an authentic historical Georgia
license plate which clearly represents the model year of any such antique motor
vehicle, provided that the owner has properly registered such antique motor
vehicle for the current year as otherwise required under this chapter and has
obtained a current Georgia license plate or revalidation decal for such antique
motor vehicle. Such currently valid Georgia license plate shall be kept in such
antique motor vehicle at all times but need not be displayed in a manner to be
visible from outside the vehicle.
(c)
For purposes of this Code section, the authentic historical Georgia license
plate shall be furnished by the owner of any such antique motor
vehicle.
(d)
No later than January 1, 2006, the commissioner shall have installed within the
department́s
computer information system applicable to the registration of motor vehicles the
necessary program which will include in the information relating to the current
Georgia license plate or revalidation decal issued for an antique motor vehicle
the information relating to the authentic historical Georgia license plate
authorized to be displayed on such antique motor
vehicle."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.