Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-10-14-.01 - When a New or Unregistered Vehicle is Required to be Registered and When a Non-resident is Required to Register and Purchase a Tag

(1) New or unregistered vehicles are allowed seven (7) days after the date of purchase within which to purchase a tag and/or renewal decal. The days which are allowed are full working days, not including Sundays or legal holidays, after the date of purchase; this counting method applies to the time requirements of each subsection of this rule.

(2) Non-residents temporarily in Georgia who are covered by a valid and existing reciprocity agreement between Georgia and their home state shall have their liability for the purchase of a Georgia tag and/or renewal decal determined by the terms and conditions of the reciprocity agreement.

(3) Non-residents who move to Georgia permanently, as opposed to those who are merely sojourning, must purchase a Georgia tag and/or renewal decal within thirty (30) days after establishing their legal residence in Georgia.

(4) Non-residents whose vehicles are properly registered in their home state who are sojourning in Georgia (and who are not covered by some valid and existing reciprocity agreement) must purchase a Georgia tag and/or renewal decal if they operate their vehicle(s) in Georgia for thirty (30) or more continuous days except that nonresident for hire carriers who make intrastate usage of vehicles or equipment must purchase a Georgia tag immediately. The tag must be purchased within seven (7) days following such usage to avoid a penalty for delinquency. Intrastate usage of vehicles or equipment means any carriage of passengers, freight, merchandise, etc. between two or more points located within the State of Georgia.

(5) Reciprocal agreements have been entered into by Georgia with the District of Columbia, Quebec and the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. These agreements are on file with the Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Unit, Trinity-Washington Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-10-14-.01

Ga. L. 1927, pp. 228, 235; 1931, pp. 7, 34, 213, 214, 216, 217; 1937-38, Extra Sess., pp. 77, 81, 82, 91, 617, 619; 1941, pp. 361, 362; 1947, p. 1157; 1953, pp. 392, 393; 1957, p. 590; 1959, pp. 25, 351; 1960, p. 777; all as amended.

Original Rule entitled "When a New or Unregistered Vehicle or a Non-resident is Required to Register and Purchase a Tag" was filed on June 30, 1965. Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of the same title adopted. Filed March 24, 1967; effective April 12, 1967. Amended: Filed July 24, 1970; effective August 13, 1970. Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule entitled "When a New or Unregistered Vehicle is Required to be Registered and When a Non-resident is Required to Register and Purchase a Tag" adopted. Filed December 19, 1973; effective January 8, 1974. Amended: Filed June 8, 1979; effective June 28, 1979.