HB 806 seeks to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A. relating to drivers’ licenses. 

            Code Section 40-5-32 is revised to change the expiration of every drivers’ license to expire every eighth year following the issuance of such license, from the former five year span. It removes the expectation in section (a)(1) that an applicant for a Class C, E, F, or M noncommercial driver’s license who is under age 60 shall at the applicant’s option apply for a license which shall expire on the licensee’s birthday in the fifth or eighth year following the issuance of such license. It further includes that distinctive licenses shall expire in the eighth year following issuance and removes the qualification that licensees over 65 shall be subject to renewal every five years. It creates a new paragraph (3) which mandates that every driver’s license shall be renewed on or before its expiration date upon application, payment of the required fee, and, if applicable, satisfactory completion of the examination. 

            Code Section 40-5-53 is given a new paragraph (b)(2) which states that a report of conviction received by the department two or more years after the date of final disposition shall be noted on a person’s driving record. Further, new paragraphs  (b)(3) and (b)(4) state that any violation of federal law or regulation or the law of any state or a valid municipal or county ordinance regardless of the date of report shall be considered for purposes of revoking a driver’s license. 

            Code Section 40-5-172 subsection (a) changes the period of issuance to persons with disabilities from five to eight years. It further changes the applicability for renewal from four to seven years from the time of issuance. 

            The effective date of this bill is January 1, 2017.