Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 375 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER SERVICES › Chapter 375-3 - DRIVER LICENSE SERVICES › Subject 375-3-2 - RENEWALS › Rule 375-3-2-.01 - Term of Driver's License, Permit, and Identification Card

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this
				regulation or any Georgia or Federal provision, licenses and identification
				cards issued to citizens of the United States expire on the person's birthday
				in the eighth (8th) year after issuance.
(b)
(i)
				Except as provided in paragraph (c), any person who is not a citizen of the
				United States who provides proof of lawful status in the United States that
				satisfies the requirements of 6 C.F.R. 37.11 and Ga. Comp. R.
				& Regs. R.
				375-3-1-.02, and is otherwise
				eligible for the issuance of a driver's license, permit, or identification card
				may be issued a temporary driver's license, permit, or identification card.
				Such temporary driver's license, permit, or identification card shall be valid
				only during the lesser of the period of time of the applicant's authorized stay
				in the United States as reflected on such documentation or the maximum term
				which is five (5) years and shall reflect that it is issued for a limited
				term.
(ii) Any person who presents
				immigration documentation that does not bear an expiration date shall be
				eligible for a temporary driver's license, permit, or identification card valid
				for one (1) year, unless the person's immigration documentation, as confirmed
				pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
											40-5-21.2, indicates that they are
				an approved asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident. The card shall
				reflect that it is issued for a limited term.
1) Asylees, refugees, and lawful permanent
				residents holding verifiable immigration documentation thereof that does not
				bear an expiration date shall be eligible for a temporary driver's license,
				permit, or identification card valid for up to five (5) years. The card shall
				reflect that it is issued for a limited term.
(iii) Pursuant to H.R. 3398, the "Real Id Act
				Modification for Freely Associated States Act," a citizen of the Republic of
				the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of
				Palau who has been admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant pursuant to
				a Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic or
				Federated States is eligible for a driver's license or identification card
				valid for up to eight (8) years or the expiration date of their immigration
				documents, whichever is sooner. The card shall reflect that it is issued for a
				limited term. Individuals must provide an unexpired Freely Associated States
				(FAS) passport with the appropriate country code and one of the following:
1) I-766/Employee Authorization Document
				(EAD) listing the COA (Class of Admission) Category Code of A08; or
2) I-94 document.
(c)
				Non-citizen customers who have a limited-term Georgia driver's license, permit,
				or identification card that has expired or will expire within thirty (30) days
				of making application for renewal may be issued a temporary driving permit or
				identification card thereof valid for 120 days if they present documentation
				showing that they have applied for, but not received, an extension of their
				previously verified lawful immigration status. No additional temporary driving
				permits or identification cards shall be issued upon expiration of the 120
				day-period pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
										40-5-21.1. The card shall reflect
				that is it issued for a limited term.
(d) No temporary license, permit, or
				identification card issued pursuant to this regulation shall be renewed by any
				means other than in person.
(e)
				Veterans' licenses and veterans' identification cards shall be valid for eight
				(8) years.