07 LC 34
0913/AP
House
Bill 69 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representative Franklin of the
43rd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 40-5-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
records to be kept on drivers in Georgia, so as to prohibit the Department of
Driver Services from charging a fee for viewing a driver´s record online;
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.
Code
Section 40-5-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to records to
be kept on drivers in Georgia, is amended by revising subsection (j) as
follows:
"(j)
The commissioner is authorized to promulgate any rules, regulations, or policies
as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Code section. In accordance
with paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Code Section 50-25-4, reasonable
fees shall be assessed for furnishing information from records or data bases
pursuant to provisions of this Code section; provided, however, that the fee for
furnishing an abstract of a driver´s record shall not exceed
$10.00; and
provided, further, that there shall be no fee charged for providing an
individual his or her personal driving record on
line."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2007.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.