Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-10-23-.01 - Definitions
(1)
As used in this Subject, the term:
(a)
"Branded certificate of registration" or "branded certificate" means a Georgia
certificate of registration that was branded by the Department as not providing
proof of ownership because a complete and uninterrupted chain of ownership
could not be verified.
(b) "County
tag agent" or "tag agent" means those persons that have been designated as tag
agents of the State Revenue Commissioner as provided for in Code Section
40-2-23.
(c) "Department" means the Department of
Revenue.
(d) "DRIVES" means the
Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System maintained by the Motor
Vehicle Division as the State of Georgia's official record of motor vehicle
titles and registrations and any successor system.
(e) "Inspection affidavit" means a notarized
affidavit signed by the applicant providing the following affirmations under
penalty of perjury:
1. The applicant shall
attest under penalty of perjury that the applicant has direct knowledge and can
affirm that the vehicle is a utility use vehicle that meets the specifications
required in Code Section
40-1-1(33.1).
2. The applicant shall ensure at all times
that the requirements for operation of the registered multipurpose off-highway
vehicle by a licensed driver as provided in Rule
560-10-23-.04 are met.
3. The applicant shall ensure at all times
that the requirements for liability insurance coverage on the registered
multipurpose off-highway vehicle as provided in Rule
560-10-23-.04 are met.
4. The applicant shall ensure at all times
that the registered multipurpose off-highway vehicle shall only be operated on
permitted roads as provided in Rule
560-10-23-.04.
An inspection affidavit and an ownership affidavit may be combined on the same form provided by the Department.
(f) "Utility use vehicle" means a
motorized vehicle having features specifically intended for utility use that is
designed and manufactured as a utility task vehicle, excluding any vehicle
modified to become a utility task vehicle, unless such vehicle already
qualified as a utility task vehicle before such modification.
(g) "Multipurpose off-highway vehicle" shall
have the same meaning as provided for in Code Section
40-1-1(33.1).
(h) "Ownership affidavit" means a notarized
affidavit signed by the applicant stating under penalty of perjury that the
applicant legally purchased the vehicle from the previous owner, that to the
best of the applicant's knowledge the vehicle has never been stolen or stolen
and resold, and that to the best of the applicant's knowledge there are no
undisclosed liens on the vehicle. An ownership affidavit and an inspection
affidavit may be combined on the same form provided by the
Department.
(i) "Qualified record
of ownership" means the most recent manufacturer's certificate of origin,
manufacturer's statement of origin, government-issued certificate of title, or
government-issued registration if the government issuing such registration does
not issue motor vehicle titles or does not issue titles for a class of vehicles
including multipurpose off-highway vehicles. Such term shall include a Georgia
certificate of registration issued for a multipurpose off-highway vehicle,
unless such certificate is a branded certificate of registration.
(j) "Utility task vehicle" means a motorized
vehicle designed and manufactured primarily for performing off-road tasks in
agricultural, construction or industrial settings. The term excludes:
1. All golf carts and off-road recreational
vehicles, such as dune buggies; and
2. Any vehicle designed or manufactured for
on-road use, regardless of whether such on-road use was intended for highways
within Georgia or elsewhere.
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