Georgia DUI law Statute:
40-5-57.1 G
CODE SECTION 12/03/01
40-5-57.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the
driver’s license of any person under 21 years of age convicted of
hit and run or leaving the scene of an accident in violation of Code
Section 40-6-270, racing on highways or streets, using a motor
vehicle in fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, reckless
driving, any offense for which four or more points are assessable
under subsection (c) of Code Section 40-5-57, purchasing an
alcoholic beverage in violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (a)
of Code Section 3-3-23, or violation of paragraph (3) or (5) of
subsection (a) of Code Section 3-3-23, or violation of Code Section
40-6-391 shall be suspended by the department as provided by this
Code section; and the driver’s license of any person under 18 years
of age who has accumulated a violation point count of four or more
points under Code Section 40-5-57 in any consecutive 12 month period
shall be suspended by the department as provided by this Code
section. A plea of nolo contendere shall be considered a conviction
for purposes of this subsection. Notice of suspension shall be
given by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, return
receipt requested; or, in lieu thereof, notice may be given by
personal service upon such person. Such license shall be
surrendered within ten days of notification of such suspension.
Notice given by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery,
return receipt requested, mailed to the person’s last known address
shall be prima-facie evidence that such person received the required notice.
(b) A person whose driver’s license has been suspended under
subsection (a) of this Code section shall:
(1) Subject to the requirements of subsection (c) of this Code
section and except as otherwise provided by paragraph (2) of this
subsection:
(A) Upon a first such suspension, be eligible to apply for
license reinstatement and, subject to successful recompletion of
the examination requirements of Code Section 40-5-27 and payment
of required fees, have his or her driver’s license reinstated
six months from the date on which the suspended license was
surrendered to and received by the department; and
(B) Upon a second or subsequent such suspension, be eligible to
apply for license reinstatement and, subject to successful
recompletion of the examination requirements of Code Section
40-5-27 and payment of required fees, have his or her driver’s
license reinstated 12 months from the date on which the
suspended license was surrendered to and received by the
department; or
(2) If the driver’s license was suspended upon conviction for
violation of Code Section 40-6-391, be subject to the provisions
of Code Section 40-5-63; except that if such driver was convicted
of driving under the influence of alcohol or of having an unlawful
alcohol concentration and is otherwise subject to the provisions
of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 40-5-63, then
such person shall not be eligible for a limited driving permit
under Code Section 40-5-64, and:
(A) If the driver’s alcohol concentration at the time of the
offense was less than 0.08 grams, he or she shall not be
eligible for license reinstatement until the end of six months;
or
(B) If the driver’s alcohol concentration at the time of the
offense was 0.08 grams or more, he or she shall not be eligible
for license reinstatement until the end of 12 months.
Any driver subject to the provisions of this paragraph shall, as
an additional prerequisite for license reinstatement, be required
to successfully recomplete the examination requirements of Code
Section 40-5-27.
(b.1) In any case where a person’s driver’s license was
administratively suspended as a result of the offense for which the
person’s driver’s license has been suspended pursuant to this Code
section, the administrative license suspension period and the
license suspension period provided by this Code section may run
concurrently, and any completed portion of such administrative
license suspension period shall apply toward completion of the
license suspension period provided by this Code section.
(c) Any driver’s license suspended under subsection (a) of this Code
section for commission of any offense other than violation of Code
Section 40-6-391 shall not become valid and shall remain suspended
until such person submits proof of completion of a defensive driving
program approved by the department and pays a fee equivalent to that
required for restoration of a suspended driver’s license under
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 40-5-63; provided,
however, that such fee shall not be required under this subsection
if such person’s driver’s license was administratively suspended as
a result of the offense for which the person’s driver’s license has
been suspended pursuant to this Code section and the restoration fee
was paid for such administratively suspended driver’s license.
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