Georgia § 26-5-9 - Provisional licenses.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 26-5-9 — Provisional licenses., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-5-9. Provisional licenses.
The department may issue a provisional license effective for a period not to exceed 90 days to each applicant who has substantially complied with all requirements for a regular license. Provisional licenses shall be renewed in the discretion of the department only in cases of extreme hardship and in no case for longer than 90 days. The obligations and conditions of a provisional license shall be the same as those of a regular license except as otherwise provided for in this article. (Ga. L. 1972, p. 714, § 9; Ga. L. 1985, p. 476, § 8; Ga. L. 2017, p. 307, § 2/SB 88.) The 2017 amendment, effective May 4, 2017, substituted "article" for "chapter" at the end of the last sentence.
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Section 26-5-9 ("Provisional licenses.") 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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