Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 560 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE › Chapter 560-10 - MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION › Subject 560-10-22 - ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PRESTIGE LICENSE PLATES › Rule 560-10-22-.02 - Special Prestige License Plates

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Applicants for special prestige license
				plates must submit a Special Prestige License Plate Application (form MV-9B)
				and the manufacturing fee of $35.00 to the tag agent in the county wherein the
				owner of the vehicle resides during the period specified by the Department. The
				county tag agent may waive the application form requirement if the owner
				applies for the special prestige license plate in person in the office of said
				tag agent.
(2) Special prestige
				license plates for motorcycles are restricted to a maximum of six (6) letters,
				six (6) numbers, or any combination thereof totaling no more than six (6). All
				other special prestige license plates are restricted to a maximum of seven (7)
				letters, seven (7) numbers, or any combination thereof totaling no more than
				seven (7). No punctuation or symbols are allowed. All requests for a special
				prestige license plate will be approved based upon the order in which they are
				received. No combination shall be issued on a special prestige license plate
				that duplicates a regular issue license plate. Applicants should print or type
				in the spaces provided on the application form the alpha and/or numeric
				characters desired and leave blank any spaces not used. The burden of proving
				eligibility for a special prestige license plate shall always be on the
				applicant.
(3) The Commissioner of
				the Department of Revenue or his/her designee shall maintain a list of letter
				and number combinations that are not permitted for prestige license plates.
				This list shall be accessible to the public. The Commissioner or his/her
				designee shall periodically but no less than once yearly, review the list to
				ensure that all letter/number combinations on the list fall within one of the
				prohibited categories below. The Commissioner or his/her designee shall provide
				public notice of this review. Any letter/number combination that does not fall
				within one of the prohibited categories below shall be immediately removed from
				the list. Special prestige license plates will not be issued for letter/number
				combinations that fall into any of the following categories:
(a) Contains any combination of letters or
				numbers which are obscene according to current community standards, or which
				includes any reference to sex, sexual acts or body parts, or any reference to
				excrement or to bodily fluids;
(b)
				Contains any combination of letters or numbers which disparage a religious
				belief or being, race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation;
(c) Contains any combination of letters or
				numbers which indicate an office or position unless the applicant holds such
				office or position including, but not limited to, an elected office, employment
				as a police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, paramedic or
				first responder;
(d) Contains any
				combination of letters or numbers which are profane;
(e) Contains any combination of letters or
				numbers subject to a trademark or copyright unless the applicant owns the
				trademark or copyright;
(f)
				Contains any combination of letters or numbers referring to a crime or criminal
				activity under state or federal law;
(g) Contains any combination of letters or
				numbers which might reasonably result in an immediate breach of the peace;
				or
(h) Contains the following
				combination of letters and or numbers: hate, h8, ha8, hat, haytr, aytr, anti,
				ante, suck, suk, blow, 69.