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GA Code § 40-3-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-3-3. Powers and Duties of Commissioner

  The commissioner is responsible for the administration of this chapter and may employ such clerical assistants and agents as may be necessary from time to time to enable the commissioner speedily, completely, and efficiently to perform the duties conferred on the commissioner in this chapter. The commissioner shall be authorized to delegate any administrative responsibility for retention of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interest, and any other forms or documents relating to the application and registration process to the appropriate authorized tag agent for the county in which the application is made or the registration is issued.   The commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interest, and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out this chapter.   The commissioner may:   Make necessary investigation to procure information required to carry out this chapter;   Adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations to carry out this chapter; and   Assign a new identifying number to a vehicle if it has none, or its identifying number is destroyed or obliterated, and shall either issue a new certificate of title showing the new identifying number or make an appropriate endorsement on the original certificate.      (Ga. L. 1961, p. 68, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2978, § 5; Ga. L. 1997, p. 739, § 4.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, "and" was added at the end of paragraph (c)(2).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 29 et seq., 39, 40.
GA Code § 40-3-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-3-5. Stolen, Converted, and Recovered Vehicles

  Duties of peace officers. A peace officer who learns of the theft of a vehicle not since recovered shall report the theft to the commissioner. A peace officer who learns of the recovery of a vehicle whose theft or conversion he knows or has reason to believe has been reported to the commissioner shall forthwith report the recovery to the commissioner.   Owner's, security holder's, or lienholder's report. An owner or a security interest holder or lienholder shall report the theft of a vehicle, or its conversion if a crime, to the commissioner. A person who has so reported the theft or conversion of a vehicle shall, after learning of its recovery, immediately report the recovery to the commissioner.   Records to be kept by commissioner; distribution. The commissioner shall maintain appropriately indexed weekly and cumulative public records of stolen, converted, and recovered vehicles reported to him pursuant to this Code section. The commissioner may make and distribute copies of the weekly records so maintained to peace officers upon request without fee and to others for the fee, if any, the commissioner prescribes.   Action by commissioner. The commissioner may suspend the registration of a vehicle whose theft or conversion is reported to him pursuant to this Code section, and until the commissioner learns of its recovery or that the report of its theft or conversion was erroneous he shall not issue a certificate of title for the vehicle.    (Ga. L. 1961, p. 68, § 32; Ga. L. 1980, p. 995, § 9; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 3.)   Cross references.   - Penalty for motor vehicle theft, § 16-8-12.    Duty of law enforcement officers to report stolen motor vehicles or plates to Georgia Crime Information Center, § 35-1-4.    Penalty for false report of theft or conversion of motor vehicle, § 40-3-92.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Atlanta Truck Serv., Inc. v. Associates Com. Corp., 146 Ga. App. 170, 246 S.E.2d 2 (1978).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 388, 389.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft Act (U.L.A.) § 35.   ALR.   - Nature and extent of insured's duty to seek retrieval of stolen automobile, 9 A.L.R.4th 405.
GA Code § 40-3-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-3-6. Hearings; Judicial Review

  A person aggrieved by an act or omission to act of the department under this chapter is entitled, upon request, to a hearing. The commissioner shall establish a board to hear complaints of persons aggrieved by an act or omission to act of the commissioner or any employee of the department pertaining to the administration of this chapter. The procedure established in this chapter for the handling of complaints and grievances shall be exclusive and these procedures shall apply to all such complaints and grievances. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the membership of the board and the organization thereof.   Hearings conducted under subsection (a) of this Code section shall be conducted under the terms and conditions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," and court review of such hearings shall be as provided by that chapter.    (Ga. L. 1961, p. 68, §§ 29, 30; Ga. L. 1963, p. 32, § 2; Ga. L. 1965, p. 304, § 10; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1194, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 40; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 4-3.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Payment of damages by Department of Revenue.   - If the board to hear complaints and claims finds that an act or omission of the commissioner or one of the commissioner's employees in the administration of Ga. L. 1961, p. 68 (see now O.C.G.A. Ch. 3, T. 40) has caused monetary damage, the Department of Revenue can legally pay the claim. 1965-66 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 66-223.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 96 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft Act (U.L.A.) §§ 29, 30.
GA Code § 40-3-21.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 2 - Certificates of Title|§ 40-3-21.1. Conditional Titles; Requirements

 For a 1962 or earlier model year motor vehicle, the owner of such motor vehicle may apply to the commissioner through the county tag agent for a conditional title for such motor vehicle. The application shall be made under oath on a form prescribed by the commissioner for such purpose. Such form shall require the applicant to provide such information as the commissioner shall determine, including all liens and other encumbrances known to the applicant at the time of application, which the commissioner shall cause to be listed on the conditional title upon its issuance. Upon receipt of the application, the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized county tag agent shall file such application and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a conditional certificate of title under the provisions of this chapter, shall issue a conditional certificate of title for the motor vehicle. The conditional certificate of title shall be clearly marked as such and shall contain a disclaimer that states that the title may not reflect all liens or other encumbrances affecting the motor vehicle. The commissioner may impose a fee for the issuance of a conditional title which shall not exceed $20.00. The duly authorized county tag agent shall retain 50 percent of such fee for the general fund of the county and shall transmit the remaining 50 percent to the department for deposit into the state treasury.    (Code 1981, §40-3-21.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 287, § 5/HB 329.)   Editor's notes.   - This Code section formerly pertained to the fee for a certificate of title for a vehicle titled in another state at the time of application. The former Code section was based on Code 1981, § 40-3-21.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 779, § 16; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1260, § 6, and was repealed by Ga. L. 1996, p. 5, § 1, effective February 9, 1996.
GA Code § 40-3-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 2 - Certificates of Title|§ 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.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Priority of stolen vehicle's original owner's property right.  1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U70-224.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 96 et seq., 273.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft Act (U.L.A.) §§ 7, 8.
GA Code § 40-3-28 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 2 - Certificates of Title|§ 40-3-28. Registration of Vehicle Where Commissioner Not Satisfied as to Ownership of Vehicle; Bond

 If the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized county tag agent is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle or that there are no undisclosed security interests in it, the commissioner or authorized county tag agent may register the vehicle, but shall either: (1) withhold issuance of a certificate of title until the applicant presents documents reasonably sufficient to satisfy the commissioner or authorized county tag agent as to the applicant's ownership of the vehicle and that there are no undisclosed security interests in it; or (2) as a condition of issuing a certificate of title, require the applicant to file with the commissioner or authorized county tag agent a bond in the form prescribed by the commissioner and executed by the applicant and by a bonding, surety, or insurance company licensed to do business in Georgia. The bond shall be in an amount equal to the value of the vehicle as determined by the commissioner or authorized county tag agent and payable to the commissioner for the benefit of any prior owner, lienholder, or security interest holder, and any subsequent purchaser of the vehicle or person acquiring any security interest or lien on it, and their respective successors in interest, against any expense, loss, or damage, by reason of the issuance of the certificate of title of the vehicle or on account of any defect in or undisclosed security interest upon the right, title, and interest of the applicant in and to the vehicle. The commissioner shall have a right of action to recover on the bond for any breach of its conditions, but the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons shall not exceed the amount of the bond. The bond shall expire at the end of four years unless the commissioner or authorized county tag agent has been notified of a breach of a condition of the bond.   (Ga. L. 1967, p. 450, § 1; Ga. L. 1973, p. 712, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 319, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 739, § 12; Ga. L. 2002, p. 838, § 3.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 30, 31, 40, 45, 161 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 96 et seq., 273, 274, 276.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft Act (U.L.A.) § 11.
GA Code § 40-3-29 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 2 - Certificates of Title|§ 40-3-29. Refusing Certificate

  The commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized county tag agent shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title only if any required fee is not paid or if the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized county tag agent has reasonable grounds to believe that:   The applicant is not the owner of the vehicle;   The application contains a false or fraudulent statement;   The applicant fails to furnish required information or documents or any additional information the commissioner or authorized county tag agent reasonably requires; or   The registration of the vehicle stands suspended or revoked for any reason as provided in the motor vehicle laws of this state.     If the application for first certificate of title is rejected, the application shall be returned to the holder of the first security interest or lien named in the application or to the owner if there is no security interest holder or lienholder.    (Ga. L. 1961, p. 68, § 13; Ga. L. 1982, p. 403, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 739, § 13.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Refusing title to nonresidents.    - If the owner of a bus used in an interstate business, but required to be registered in Georgia, is a resident of a foreign state and elects to title the owner's vehicle in Georgia, the commissioner may refuse to title such a vehicle only on the grounds specified by Ga. L. 1961, p. 68, § 13 (see now O.C.G.A. § 40-3-29). 1963-65 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 425.   Priority of stolen vehicle's original owner's property right.   - Issuance of title to another cannot deprive stolen vehicle's original owner of that person's property right. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U70-224.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 30, 31.   C.J.S.   - 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 96 et seq., 273, 274, 276.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft Act (U.L.A.) § 12.
GA Code § 40-3-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 2 - Certificates of Title|§ 40-3-30. Requirement of Compliance With Federal Safety Standards

  In addition to the reasons set forth in Code Section 40-3-29, no application shall be accepted and no certificate of title shall be issued to any motor vehicle which was not manufactured to comply with applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards issued pursuant to 49 U.S.C.A. Section 30101, et seq., unless and until the United States Customs Service or the United States Department of Transportation has certified that the motor vehicle complies with such applicable federal standards and unless all documents required by the commissioner for processing an application for a certificate of registration or title are printed and filled out in the English language or are accompanied by an English translation.   The provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to applications for certificates of title for such motor vehicles first titled in Georgia that have a manufactured date that is 25 years or older at the time of application. Certification of compliance shall only be required at the time of application for the issuance of the initial Georgia certificate of title.   The provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to applications for certificates of title for former military motor vehicles that are less than 25 years old and manufactured for the United States military.   The provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to applications for certificates of title for converted motor vehicles as such term is defined in Code Section 40-3-30.1.     (Code 1981, §40-3-29.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 693, § 2; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 40; Code 1981, §40-3-30, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 3; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 40; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 4-6; Ga. L. 2002, p. 512, § 9; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1378, § 3; Ga. L. 2014, p. 409, § 3/SB 392; Ga. L. 2020, p. 349, § 3/HB 877.)    The 2020 amendment,  effective January 1, 2021, added subsection (d).
GA Code § 40-3-31.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 2 - Certificates of Title|§ 40-3-31.1. Replacement Certificates of Title for Mobile Homes

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2003, p. 430, § 2, effective May 31, 2003.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 40-3-31.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 741, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 739, § 15. For present comparable provisions, see Code Section8-2-180 et seq.
GA Code § 40-3-32.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 2 - Certificates of Title|§ 40-3-32.1. Application for Transfer of Title to Local Tag Agent by Purchaser of Manufactured Home

 In addition to any other requirements imposed by this chapter for the transfer of a certificate of title, the purchaser of a manufactured home shall submit an application for a transfer of title to the local tag agent in the county in which the manufactured home is to be installed, which application shall indicate the full serial number for such manufactured home and shall be accompanied by a certificate of the tax commissioner or tax collector of the county in which the manufactured home was previously installed, if different, stating that all ad valorem taxes assessed against such manufactured home have been paid.No new certificate of title shall be issued for a manufactured home unless all ad valorem taxes on such home have been paid.    (Code 1981, §40-3-32.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 741, § 4.)
GA Code § 40-3-35 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 2 - Certificates of Title|§ 40-3-35. When Commissioner to Issue New Certificate to Transferee; Filing and Retention of Surrendered Certificates

  The commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized county tag agent, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fee, and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and mail the certificate to the first lienholder named in the application or, if none, to the owner.   The commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized county tag agent, upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title by a transferee other than by voluntary transfer, with proof of the transfer, the required fee, and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner. If the outstanding certificate of title is not delivered to the commissioner or the authorized county tag agent, the commissioner or authorized county tag agent shall make demand therefor from the holder thereof.   The commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized county tag agent shall file and retain for five years every surrendered certificate of title, the file to be maintained so as to permit the tracing of title of the vehicle designated therein.     (Ga. L. 1961, p. 68, § 19; Code 1981, §40-3-34; Code 1981, §40-3-35, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 739, § 18.)   Law reviews.   - For note on 1990 amendment of this Code section, see 7 Georgia. St. U.L. Rev. 329 (1990).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in  GMAC v. Whisnant, 387 F.2d 774 (5th Cir. 1968).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 30, 31.   C.J.S.   - 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 77 et seq., 100 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft Act (U.L.A.) § 18.
GA Code § 40-3-35.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 2 - Certificates of Title|§ 40-3-35.2. Duty of Georgia Bureau of Investigation to Inspect Certain Motor Vehicles; Authority to Employ Persons to Carry Out Such Inspections

 Repealed by Ga. L. 1987, p. 626, § 2, effective July 1, 1987.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1981, p. 644, § 3 and Ga. L. 1982, p. 403, §§ 2, 4.
GA Code § 40-3-36.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 2 - Certificates of Title|§ 40-3-36.1. Designation of Flood Damaged or Fire Damaged Vehicle on Certificate of Title

 For any salvage motor vehicle which, after inspection, it is determined that repair to an operable condition does not require replacement of two or more major component parts but it is determined that the damage to the vehicle is a result of flood or fire shall be designated as flood damaged or fire damaged by the commissioner and such designation shall be indicated on the face of the certificate of title for such vehicle.    (Code 1981, §40-3-36.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1260, § 8.)
GA Code § 40-3-38 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 2 - Certificates of Title|§ 40-3-38. Fees

  An application for a certificate of title shall be accompanied by the required fee when mailed or delivered to the commissioner or a designated agent.   An application for the naming of a lienholder on a certificate of title shall be accompanied by the required fee when mailed or delivered to the commissioner or a designated agent.   The commissioner shall be paid a fee of $18.00 for the filing of an application for any certificate of title and for the filing of the notice of a security interest or a lien on vehicles not required by law to be titled in this state.The commissioner may, by appropriate regulation, provide for additional fees not to exceed $18.00 for the special handling of applications for certificates of title and related documents. The commissioner shall be paid a fee of $8.00 for the filing of an application for a replacement certificate of title.The fee for issuance of a replacement certificate of title shall be the same whether mailed or delivered to the commissioner or an agent.   The above fees shall be required of all applicants except the State of Georgia and the United States of America.     (Ga. L. 1961, p. 68, § 18; Ga. L. 1969, p. 92, §§ 2, 3; Ga. L. 1981, p. 883, § 8; Code 1981, §40-3-36; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1194, § 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 485, § 1; Code 1981, §40-3-38, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 779, § 17; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1851, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, § 71. 66 Am. Jur. 2d, Records and Recording Laws, § 70.   C.J.S.   - 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 96 et seq., 307 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft Act (U.L.A.) § 17.
GA Code § 40-3-39 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens|Article 2 - Certificates of Title|§ 40-3-39. Compensation of Tag Agents; Mailing of Applications to Department

 The commissioner is authorized to utilize the services of persons appointed as county tag agents under Code Section 40-2-23 and to allow such county tag agents to retain a fee therefor not in excess of 50› for each application handled, such fee to be disposed of as other tag fees retained by him or her as tag agent are disposed of in his or her county. Any applicant for a title shall have the right to mail the application directly to the department.    (Ga. L. 1961, p. 68, § 18; Code 1981, §40-3-37; Ga. L. 1985, p. 485, § 2; Code 1981, §40-3-39, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 3; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 40; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 4-8.)