Reinstatement of driver's licenses suspended on second or
subsequent convictions under O.C.G.A. §
40-6-10 will require an SR-22A to
be filed and maintained for three (3) years from the date of conviction.
(1) Proof of financial responsibility must be
made by
certification from an authorized insurance company that the violator
has in effect a valid liability insurance policy covering the required time
span, said
certification to be filed on form SR-22A as specified below.
(a) Each SR-22A Form shall be printed so that
it is substantially similar to the one shown. Each item of information
contained on each form shall be set forth in the order in which they are
printed on the form. All information must be machine printed or typed. The form
must be green in color.
(i) Front:
SR-22A
GEORGIA SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY INSURANCE CERTIFICATE
INSURED:
Name _________________________________
Address _________________________________
Case Number _________________________________
Driver's License
Number_________________________________
Date of Birth _________________________________
Social Security
Number_________________________________
Current Policy Number_________________________________
Effective From _________________________________
This certification is effective from _____________ and
continues until cancelled or terminated in accordance with the financial
responsibility laws and regulations of this state.
The company signatory hereto certifies that there is in
effect on the effective date of the certificate a Motor Vehicle Liability
Policy, affording limits of $25,000/$50,000 bodily injury and $25,000 property
damage.
Year of Model __________ Trade Name ______________
Model __________ Body Type __________
Serial No. ____________________
Motor No. ____________________
If space above is insufficient to contain all motor vehicles
covered, prepare list on paper of identical width and paste on.
Crash No. ____________________
Date of Crash ____________________
Place of Crash ____________________
Name of Insurance Company ____________________
Date ____________________
By ____________________
Authorized Representative
(ii) Back:
Georgia Laws 1951, Act 386, Section 7-A, Subsection (a) as
amended by Georgia Laws 1956, Act 362; ".It is further provided that upon an
insurance company filing a certification of an insurance policy or a surety
company filing a surety bond with the Director in order for the operator to
show the proof required herein, such bond or certification cannot be cancelled
within a period of twelve (12) months from the effective date of such
certification or bond except for subsequent conviction for some revocable
offense as set forth in subsection (a) of this section with the provision that
the Director shall be given at least twenty (20) days prior notice of such
cancellation. The Director may, in his discretion, permit the cancellation of
such certificate or bond for other cause made known to and approved by
him."
(NOTE: Full information as to reason for cancellation or
request for cancellation of such certification or bond must be attached to the
notice of cancellation, Form SR-26.)
Name and Address of Insurance Company:
(2) After the first initial SR-22A filing
marked "Paid in Full" for a period of six (6) months, the
Department will
accept a premium financed SR-22A provided:
(a)
It is clearly marked as premium financed;
(b) Cancellation of policy for non-payment of
premium is not allowable before the expiration of one hundred eighty (180) days
from effective date of policy. The policy may be canceled prior to the
expiration of one hundred eighty (180) days set forth above upon sufficient
reason in the discretion of the Commissioner being made known to him in
writing.
(3) An SR-22A
Form that is not marked "premium financed" is accepted on the basis that it is
paid in full. The Department will not accept a cancellation notice (SR-26) for
non-payment of the premium and the policy must remain in effect for the
statutory required length of time.
(4) The Department must be given thirty (30)
days notice by the insurance carrier prior to acceptable termination or
cancellation. The Department must be in receipt of Form SR-26 at least thirty
(30) days before effective date of cancellation.
(5) An SR-26 cancellation of coverage form is
not acceptable if based on the non-payment of premiums in addition to those
originally assessed by the Company.
(6) An employer may furnish proof of
financial responsibility on behalf of an employee operator and qualify such
operator to operate motor vehicles for which proof is given by the employer. If
the operator is only qualified to operate motor vehicles for an owner or
employer, such restriction shall be designated by the Department on the license
of the operator.
(7) The liability
insurance policy shall provide for payment of not less than $25,000 for bodily
injury to or death of one (1) person in any one (1) crash, and not less than
$50,000 for bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1)
crash, and to a limit of not less than $25,000 for injury to or destruction of
property of others in any one (1) crash.
Notes
Ga. Comp. R.
& Regs. R. 375-3-3-.17
O.C.G.A.
§§
40-5-4,
40-5-70.
Original Rule entitled "Reinstatement Procedures for Suspensions
Based on Second or Subsequent Convictions for No Proof of Insurance" adopted.
F. Apr. 18, 2006; eff.
May 8, 2006.
Amended: F. Aug. 11,
2023; eff. Aug. 31,
2023.
