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GA HB890

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2020

Primary Sponsor

Sam Watson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows the Georgia Department of Driver Services to send notices of driver's license suspension for noncompliance with a child support order via certified mail or certificate of mailing, rather than requiring certified mail or statutory overnight delivery
  • Defines "certificate of mailing" as a U.S. Postal Service delivery method that provides evidence an item has been sent and the date it was accepted, offering a lower-cost alternative to certified mail
  • Extends the same certified mail or certificate of mailing notice option to license suspensions imposed for failure to respond to a traffic citation
  • Removes the provision that proof of receipt of a suspension notice is admissible to support a conviction for driving on a suspended license; instead, the mailing itself is deemed conclusive notice
  • Suspension for child support noncompliance remains indefinite until the obligor provides proof of compliance and pays a restoration fee of $35.00 (or $25.00 if processed by mail)

Legislative Description

Drivers' licenses; notices of revocation and suspension by regular mail; provide

Last Action

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

3/3/2020

Full Bill Text

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