Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 47 - Used Motor Vehicle and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers
- § 43-47-1 - Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Used Motor Vehicle Dealers' and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers' Registration Act."
- § 43-47-2 - Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle...
- § 43-47-3 - Creation of Board; Composition; Terms of Office; Vacancies; Election of Chairperson; Divisions
(a) There is created a State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers. The board shall be...
- § 43-47-4 - Division Director As Secretary of Board
The division director shall be the secretary of the board and of the divisions. He or she shall issue licenses and certificates and perform...
- § 43-47-5 - Reimbursement of Board Members
The members of the board shall be reimbursed for their duties as board members and as division members as provided for in subsection (f)...
- § 43-47-6 - General Powers and Duties of Board
All powers and duties under this chapter not specifically reserved to the board shall be the powers and duties of the division. The board...
- § 43-47-7 - Required License; Records
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate as a used motor vehicle dealer in this state without first registering and obtaining...
- § 43-47-8 - License Applications; Prerequisites; License Fees; Renewal; Training or Test; Supplemental Licenses; Bonds; Insurance; Suspension for Conviction or False Statement; Meetings
(a) Applications for a license shall be made to the board, shall contain the information required by this chapter, and shall be accompanied by...
- § 43-47-8.1 - Penalty
Any person who violates any provision of Code Section 40-2-39.1 shall be deemed to be a licensee for the purpose of imposing sanctions and...
- § 43-47-8.2 - Place of Business; Temporary Sites; Penalties
(a) A used motor vehicle dealer shall not engage in any activity as a used motor vehicle dealer except at such dealer's established place...
- § 43-47-9 - Contents of Licenses; Display of Licenses; Endorsement of Change of Business Location on Licenses
The licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall specify the location of each place of business or branch or other location occupied or to...
- § 43-47-10 - Investigation of Licensees by Board; Suspension or Revocation of License; Other Sanctions
The board or each division may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon the verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions...
- § 43-47-11 - Hearings Before Board As to Suspension of or Revocation of Licenses
Except as provided in subsection (l) of Code Section 43-47-8, no license shall be suspended or revoked without a hearing in accordance with Chapter...
- § 43-47-11.1 - Registration With Commissioner of Motor Vehicle Safety; Application for Dealer's Registration Plate
As provided by law, every licensee who transfers a used motor vehicle title within this state shall register with the state revenue commissioner, making...
- § 43-47-12 - Maintenance of Records by Licensees; Possession of Vehicle or Parts As Evidence of Purchase for Resale
(a) Every licensee shall maintain for three years a record of: (1) Every vehicle, vehicle body, chassis, or major component part of or for...
- § 43-47-13 - Local Regulation and Licensing
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any lawful regulation or licensing of licensees by any municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state;...
- § 43-47-14 - Fines for Violation of Chapter
Each division or the board may impose a fine not to exceed $500.00 for each violation of any provision of this chapter. Such fines...
- § 43-47-15 - Compliance With "Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act" Required
Any licensee who purchases a wrecked or salvage motor vehicle or rebuilds a wrecked or salvage motor vehicle shall fully comply with Chapter 3...
- § 43-47-16 - Licensees to Furnish Certain Information to Purchasers
All licensees under this chapter who operate salvage pools shall furnish to any person who purchases a motor vehicle the make, model, year, body...
- § 43-47-17 - Consent to Inspection As Condition of Licensure
Every person required to be licensed under this chapter shall, as a condition of licensure, be deemed to have granted authority and permission to...
- § 43-47-18 - Impoundment of Used Vehicles Displayed for Sale At Unlicensed Facilities
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit municipalities or counties, by ordinance or resolution, from authorizing local law enforcement officers to impound...
- § 43-47-19 - Sales on Consignment Basis
No licensee, except any licensed auto auction or salvage pool selling at its regular place of business, shall sell any used motor vehicle on...
- § 43-47-20 - Prior Rules Remain Valid
It is the intent of the General Assembly that all parts of rules properly adopted under this chapter and Chapter 48 of this title...
- § 43-47-21 - Civil Penalty; Civil Actions; Right of Private Action; Persons Already Licensed to Make Changes At Time of Renewal of License
(a) Any person, regardless of whether that person is a licensee or not, who commits or causes to be done any act that violates...
- § 43-47-22 - Penalty; Injunctions
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition to such criminal penalty, the board may...
Last modified: October 14, 2016