Georgia § 48-5-478 - 2. Veterans awarded Purple Heart exempt from ad valorem taxes provided license plate issued under Code Section 40-2-84.
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§ 48-5-478. 2. Veterans awarded Purple Heart exempt from ad valorem taxes provided license plate issued under Code Section 40-2-84.
A single motor vehicle owned by or leased to a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who has been awarded the Purple Heart citation and who is a citizen and resident of Georgia and on which such veteran actually places a motor vehicle license plate he or she receives from the State of Georgia pursuant to Code Section 40-2-84 is hereby exempted from all ad valorem taxes for state, county, municipal, and school purposes. (Code 1981, § 48-5-478.2 , enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 417, § 1.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2000, p. 417, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Code Section shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2001.
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