Georgia Code, Title 40, Chapter 5, Article 4 - Restoration of Licenses to Persons Completing Defensive Driving Course or Alcohol or Drug Program

• § 40-5-80 - Purpose of Article
  The purpose of this article, the "Georgia Driver Improvement Act," is to improve and promote greater safety upon the highways and streets of this...
• § 40-5-81 - Program Optional; Certification and Approval of Courses; Prohibited Behavior by a Clinic or Program
  (a) Any defensive driving course or defensive driving program at which attendance is required by court order shall conform to the requirements of this...
• § 40-5-82 - Administration of Program
  (a) The Driver Improvement Program created by this article shall be administered by the commissioner. The commissioner is authorized to promulgate and adopt rules...
• § 40-5-83 - Establishment, Approval, and Operation of Clinics and Programs; Out-Of-state Certificates of Completion; Instructor Licenses; Fees; Submission of Fingerprints by Applicants
  (a) (1) The commissioner shall establish criteria for the approval of driver improvement clinics. To be approved, a clinic shall provide and operate a...
• § 40-5-83.1 - Special Licenses for Driver Improvement Clinic Instructors Qualified to Teach Alcohol and Drug Course; Clinic Course Offering
  Repealed by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4, effective January 1, 1991.
• § 40-5-84 - Reinstatement of Licenses Suspended for Certain Offenses or for Points
  (a) Except as otherwise provided, the license of any person whose license is suspended for the first time as a result of the conviction...
• § 40-5-85 - Reinstatement of Licenses Suspended for Driving Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs; Red Stripe on Licenses of Repeat Offenders
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person convicted within five years of his or her first conviction as measured in paragraph (2)...
• § 40-5-85.1 - Driver Improvement Clinic Ownership, Operation, Instruction, or Employment by Department of Corrections Employee or Spouse
  Repealed by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4, effective January 1, 1991.
• § 40-5-85.2 - Attendance Authorized At Any Driver Improvement Clinic or Program Certified Under This Article
  Repealed by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4, effective January 1, 1991.
• § 40-5-86 - Reduction of Point Count Upon Completion of Course
  Upon the accumulation of points pursuant to Code Section 40-5-57, the total number of points accumulated by any driver shall be reduced by seven...
• § 40-5-87 - Conditions of Article Exclusive
  The requirements and conditions of this article and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article shall be the exclusive requirements for restoration...
• § 40-5-88 - Administrative Penalties
  (a) As an alternative to criminal or other civil enforcement, the commissioner of driver services in order to enforce this article or any orders,...

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