Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for an optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for an optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; to provide for the submission of certificates of emission inspection for such five-year motor vehicle registrations; to authorize electronic notice in certain instances; to prohibit credits or refunds of registration fees…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for an optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; to provide for the submission of certificates of emission inspection for such five-year motor vehicle registrations; to authorize electronic notice in certain instances; to prohibit credits or refunds of registration fees; to provide for fees for five-year registration decals for prestige and specialty license plates; to provide for the submission of certificates of emission inspections to the Department of Revenue; to authorize the adoption of rules and regulations; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance, is amended in Code Section 12-9-45, relating to certificate of emission inspection, by revising subsection (b) as follows: SB 384/AP "(b) A certificate of emission inspection shall be valid for one inspection …