Georgia § 40-3-42 - Postmark as proof of timely submission of documents; responsibility for collection of penalty for late submission.
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§ 40-3-42. Postmark as proof of timely submission of documents; responsibility for collection of penalty for late submission.
In instances when an application for title is required to be submitted within a certain time period, proof of mailing within the designated period allowed for submission of the documents, as evidenced by a United States Postal Service postmark, shall be prima-facie proof that the application was timely submitted. Additionally, when the law provides for a penalty for the untimely submission of a title application, the responsibility for the collection of such penalty shall be that of the department. (Ga. L. 1981, p. 883, § 3; Code 1981, § 40-3-40 ; Code 1981, § 40-3-42 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 4-9.)
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