Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB569: Motor Vehicles and Traffic; the issuance of emergency vehicle light permits for towing service companies in certain instances; provide
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for the issuance of emergency vehicle light permits for towing service companies in certain instances; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for the issuance of emergency vehicle light permits for towing service companies in certain instances; to provide for the establishment of a towed motor vehicle database by the Department of Revenue or an authorized third party; to provide for the use of such database to satisfy notice requirements for liens upon motor vehicles in certain instances; to allow for re-impoundment of motor vehicles upon failing to comply with notice requirements…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for the issuance of emergency vehicle light permits for towing service companies in certain instances; to provide for the establishment of a towed motor vehicle database by the Department of Revenue or an authorized third party; to provide for the use of such database to satisfy notice requirements for liens upon motor vehicles in certain instances; to allow for re-impoundment of motor vehicles upon failing to comply with notice requirements; to provide for certain fees; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: PART I SECTION 1-1. Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, is amended in Code Section 40-1-1, relating to definitions, by revising paragraph (5) as follows: S. B. LC 39 5066S "(5) 'Authorized emergency vehicle' means a motor vehicle belonging to a public utility corporation, belonging to a towing service company, or operated by the Department of Transportation and designated as an emergency vehicle by the Department of Public Safety; a motor vehicle belonging to a fire department or a …