Georgia § 40-2-8 - 1. Operation of vehicle without revalidation decal on license plate.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-2-8 — 1. Operation of vehicle without revalidation decal on license plate., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-2-8. 1. Operation of vehicle without revalidation decal on license plate.
Notwithstanding Code Section 40-2-8 or any other provision of law, a person who operates a vehicle which is required to be registered in this state and which has attached to the rear thereof a valid numbered license plate without having the required revalidation decal affixed upon that plate, which person is otherwise guilty of a misdemeanor for not having such decal affixed to the plate, shall be subject for that offense only to a fine not to exceed $25.00 if that person shows to the court having jurisdiction of the offense that the proper revalidation decal had been obtained prior to the time of the offense. (Code 1981, § 40-2-8.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 698, § 1.)
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