Georgia § 40-3-22 - Examination of records.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-3-22 — Examination of records., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-3-22. Examination of records.
The commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized county tag agent, upon receiving application for a first certificate of title, shall check the identifying number of the vehicle shown in the application against the records of vehicles required to be maintained by Code Section 40-3-23 and against the record of stolen and converted vehicles required to be maintained by Code Section 40-3-5. Subsection (a) of this Code section shall not be applicable to an application for the first certificate of title of a new car or a demonstrator when such application is accompanied by a manufacturer's certificate of origin. (Ga. L. 1961, p. 68, § 9; Code 1981, § 40-3-23 ; Code 1981, § 40-3-22 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 739, § 6.)
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What does Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-3-22 cover?
Section 40-3-22 ("Examination of records.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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