07 LC 34
0973
Senate
Bill 77
By:
Senators Williams of the 19th, Tolleson of the 20th, Pearson of the 51st,
Whitehead, Sr. of the 24th, Bulloch of the 11th and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 40-2-88 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to reciprocal agreements for registration of commercial vehicles on
apportionment basis, so as to direct local tag agents to register vehicles under
the International Registration Plan; 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.
Code
Section 40-2-88 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
reciprocal agreements for registration of commercial vehicles on apportionment
basis, is amended by revising subsection (d) as follows:
"(d)
The provisions of Code Sections 40-2-9, 40-2-22, 40-2-23, 40-2-24, and 40-2-26
shall not apply to vehicles registered under this Code section, except
that:
(1)
Registrations under the International Registration Plan shall be accepted and
processed by local tag agents;
(1)(2)
Registration under the International Registration Plan shall not relieve a
registrant from any other taxes due and registration shall be denied any such
vehicle if any Georgia ad valorem property taxes due upon such vehicle are
unpaid;
(2)(3)
No vehicle registration or renewal thereof shall be issued to any motor vehicle
subject to the heavy vehicle tax unless the owner of the motor vehicle provides
satisfactory proof that the heavy vehicle tax imposed by Subchapter D of Chapter
36 of the Internal Revenue Code has been paid for the federal tax year during
which the application for registration or renewal thereof is made or that a
heavy motor vehicle tax return has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service
for the federal tax year during which the application for registration or
renewal thereof is made; and
(3)(4)
No vehicle registration or renewal thereof shall be issued without the
commissioner´s having first received certification that the vehicle sought
to be licensed is insured in compliance with the mandatory provisions of Chapter
34 of Title 33, the 'Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations
Act.'"
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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.