DRIVERS' LICENSES; REQUIREMENT; DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED General Provisions: Amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Drivers' Licenses, so as to Change Certain Provisions Relating to Driver's License Requirement, Surrender of Prior Licenses, and Prohibition of Local Licenses; Require the Department of Driver Services to Maintain Records of Convictions for Driving Without a License; Provide that Courts with Jurisdiction over Traffic Offenses Shall Report Convictions of Driving Without a License to the Department of Driver Services; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Driving While License Suspended or Revoked; Specify Punishments and Exceptions for Driving Without Being Licensed; Amend Article 14 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Determination of Nationality of Person Charged with Felony or Driving Under the Influence and Confined in a Jail Facility, so as to Provide for Determination of Nationality of Person Convicted of Driving Without being Licensed; Provide an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes

Authors

Georgia State University Law Review

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The Act increases penalties for drivers operating a vehicle without a valid driver's license or a suspended or revoked license. The Act imposes a misdemeanor for the first offense, required fingerprinting, and at least two days in jail if stopped driving without a license or with a suspended or revoked license. Violators can avoid conviction by presenting a valid Georgia Driver's License. The second or third offense within five years of the date of the law offense requires at least ten days of imprisonment and a fine of not less than $1000. The fourth offense in five years will be a felony.

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Georgia State University Law Review, DRIVERS' LICENSES; REQUIREMENT; DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED General Provisions: Amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Drivers' Licenses, so as to Change Certain Provisions Relating to Driver's License Requirement, Surrender of Prior Licenses, and Prohibition of Local Licenses; Require the Department of Driver Services to Maintain Records of Convictions for Driving Without a License; Provide that Courts with Jurisdiction over Traffic Offenses Shall Report Convictions of Driving Without a License to the Department of Driver Services; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Driving While License Suspended or Revoked; Specify Punishments and Exceptions for Driving Without Being Licensed; Amend Article 14 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Determination of Nationality of Person Charged with Felony or Driving Under the Influence and Confined in a Jail Facility, so as to Provide for Determination of Nationality of Person Convicted of Driving Without being Licensed; Provide an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, 25 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2012).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol25/iss1/6