Title Bond

Title Bond
Title Bond

I do not have the required proof of ownership (supporting) documents needed to apply for a Georgia title for my vehicle. How can I obtain a Georgia Title?

If you, the vehicle owner, do not have the required proof of ownership (supporting) documents needed to obtain a Georgia title in your name for your vehicle, you may apply for a Georgia title on the basis of a surety bond. To apply, submit the following documents and fees to either your county tax commissioner’s office or to this department’s Motor Vehicle Services Section.

Important: To obtain a Georgia title based on a title bond (surety bond), you, the vehicle owner, must be a legal resident of Georgia and the vehicle must be a vehicle that requires a Georgia title. Click here for a list of vehicles that do and do not require a Georgia title.

A completed DMVS Title/Tag Application, Form MV-1 – This application must be typed, completed on-line and printed, or printed legibly by-hand in blue or black ink, in the vehicle owner’s full legal name and signed by the vehicle owner. If jointly owned, each owner’s full legal name and signature is required. A natural person’s full legal name is their complete name as it appears on their valid Georgia driver’s license or Georgia identification card. For natural persons, enter each owner’s valid Georgia driver’s license or Georgia identification card number in the spaces provided. Click here to view this department’s policy regarding identification and applications for tags and/or titles. This application can be used to apply for both a title and license plate at your county tax commissioner’s office.
A Certificate of Title Bond, Form MV-46, backed by an insurance company licensed to issue surety insurance in the State of Georgia naming the vehicle owner as the principal. In all spaces requiring either the owner’s name or the principal’s name, enter the vehicle owner’s full legal name.
No matter what condition the vehicle is in, the bond must be written in the amount of the average retail value of the vehicle according to values used by this department and established by the Georgia Department of Revenue, Property Tax Division.
The vehicle owner and the agent for the insurance company must sign this form in the designated spaces. If jointly owned, each owner must sign.
All signatures on the bond must be witnessed. The witness should sign in the designated spaces.
A power of attorney authorizing the agent to write the bond on behalf of the insurance company must be attached to the bond.
A completed Certificate of Title Bond Affidavit, Form MV-46A. – This form must be typed, completed on-line and printed or printed legibly by-hand in blue or black ink. The reason the applicant cannot obtain the required ownership (supporting) documents must be recorded on this form (i.e. I lost the original title assigned to me. A replacement title cannot be obtained because the seller has now moved to another state and I do not have his current address.).
The Certificate of Title Bond Affidavit, Form MV-46A, must be completed in the same name as the name shown on the Certificate of Title Bond, Form MV-46. The vehicle owner’s full legal name must be shown on any form and/or application requiring the owner’s name or the principal’s name. If jointly owned, each owner’s full legal name and signature is required.
The signature on this form must be notarized. The notary public must sign, affix their notary seal or stamp and record the date their notary commission expires to this form.
A completed Certification of Inspection by a Duly Constituted Georgia City, County or State Law Enforcement Officer or County Tag, Form T-22B. – This form must be typed, completed on-line and printed, or printed legibly by-hand in blue or black ink and signed. This form must be completed and signed by a Georgia law enforcement officer or a Georgia county tax commissioner or their designed employee after making a visual inspection of your vehicle’s serial plate. The vehicle’s identification number (VIN) on all forms must agree with the identification number on your vehicle’s serial plate. Click on any form name or number on this page to complete it on-line for printing, signing and submission.
Original lien or security interest release, Form T-4, for each lien or security interest shown on the state’s tag and title database that are not released on the vehicle’s title.
Any available ownership papers (e.g. Title, bill of sale, original lien release, etc.)
$10.00 title penalty is due if you, the vehicle owner, fail to apply for a Georgia title in your name within ninety- (90) days of the vehicle’s purchase or transfer date.
$10.00 additional title penalty is due if you previously applied for a Georgia title in your name for this vehicle and your application was returned requesting additional action before title issuance and compliance has not been made within sixty- (60) days of the accompanying letter’s date.
$18.00 title fee.
Pay all fees due in cash, check or money order payable to the office processing your application, Office of the Tax Commissioner or Department of Motor Vehicle Safety. Please do not send cash through the mail! Some counties accept credit cards.

Where to Apply

Apply for your title at either the tax commissioner’s office in the county in Georgia where you reside or at this department’s Motor Vehicle Services Section. If you are applying for a title and a license plate at the same time, you must apply at your county tax commissioner’s office. Click here to view what is needed for registration and license plate issuance.

Save money! Apply for your title and license plate at the same time at your county tax commissioner’s office. Most title applications processed at any of the county tax commissioners’ offices in this state, result in the printing and mailing of the titles by this department’s Motor Vehicle Services Section within three- (3) business days of the county’s entry and approval at no additional charge.

If your vehicle requires a Georgia title, you will be unable to register your vehicle and obtain a Georgia license plate (tag) unless you already have a Georgia title issued in your name for the vehicle or you apply for a title at the time of registration. You have thirty- (30) days from the vehicle’s purchase or transfer date to register and obtain a license plate for your vehicle to avoid being fined if stopped by law enforcement or if your vehicle is involved in an accident. To determine if your vehicle requires a Georgia title, click here.

The title must be applied for within six- (6) months of the bond’s issue date. The minimum acceptable bond amount is $100.00. For verification of the bond amount, the insurance company may call (404) 362-6482 or (404) 362-6483. Certain bond amounts may be obtained from your county tax commissioner’s office.

You cannot obtain a Georgia title on the basis of a surety bond for the following vehicles:

General Information About Driver Licenses

General Information About Driver Licenses
General Information About Driver Licenses

In order to drive in the state of Georgia you must have a valid pornochacha sexo gratis Georgia license or a valid Out of state license. In most cases you can drive on an out of country license in Georgia if you have a valid driver license from another country. Click here for information about Drivers From Other Nations.

The minimum driving age in Georgia is 16 years old. The Learners Permit is the first step in Georgia to be licensed to drive. When the xViDeoS applicant has held the Learners Permit for a year and a day the applicant can apply for the Class D license. The Class D license is a Provisional license that has many limitations on when the applicant can drive.

The Georgia Driver License Classes Include:

Georgia driver’s rEdTuBe license is classified according to the type and weight of vehicles that may be operated by the person to whom they are issued.

Class A

Truck tractor-semi trailer combination in which the combination weight exceeds 26,001 pounds and trailing unit exceeds 10,000 pounds and vehicles in Class B and C. Applicants must possess a Class C license before obtaining a Class A and be at least 18 years of age.

A single driver’s license, with PorinGA a combination of classifications, will be issued to qualified persons who wish to drive various types of vehicles.

Applicants for a driver’s license in Classes A or B (non-commercial) must submit a DS form #36 (Affidavit showing minimum driving experience of 3 months and/or 3,000 miles in type of vehicle for class of license being applied for.)

Class B

Single vehicles weighing 26,001 or more YouPorN pounds; may tow a trailing unit of less than 10,000 pounds; and motor vehicles included within Class C. Applicants must possess a Class C license prior to obtaining a Class B license and be at least 18 years of age.

Class C

Motor vehicles less than 26,001 pounds and all vehicles not included within Classes A, B and M. This includes passenger cars, trucks and xxnx vehicles pulling a trailing unit that weighs less than 10,000 pounds (GVWR). All recreational vehicles may be operated with a Class C license. Applicant must be at least 18 years of age.

Class D

Provisional license for Class C vehicles. May not operate between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. During six-month period immediately following issuance of such license any Class D license holder shall not drive when any passenger in the vehicle is not a member of driver’s immediate family. For the duration of the Class D, license holders shall not drive when more than three passengers in the vehicle are less than 21 years of age. (Members of the driver’s immediate family do not count).

Class M

Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles are included in this class. An applicant must be at least 16 years of age in order to get a Class M license, but is not required to possess a Class C license before applying for this license.

Mopeds

A moped is any motor driven cycle with an engine not exceeding 50 cubic centimeters (3.05 cubic inches) that can propel the cycle at a speed not to exceed 30 miles per hour (MPH) and does not require clutching or shifting.

Mopeds are exempt from the provisions relating to the registration and licensing of motor vehicles.

Rules to operate mopeds on Georgia roads and highways:

Must be 15 years of age and have in their possession a valid driver’s license, instructional permit or limited permit.
Must wear protective headgear (motorcycle helmet).
3. No tag is required.
Every person operating a moped upon a roadway must obey the same traffic laws governing drivers of motor vehicles.
May not use limited access highways or other roadways where the minimum speed limit is above 35 mph.
Instructional Permit Requirements
( Learner’s Permit )

Class C: Instructional Permit

Applicant must be at least 15 years old and be able to pass the eye and knowledge test. When driving, there must be a licensed driver at least 21 years old in the front seat with him or her at all times. The permit is valid for 24 months. Parental consent is required for applicants under 18 years of age.

Class M: Instructional Permit

The applicant must be at least 16 years of age and have parental consent if under 18. Applicant must pass an eye and knowledge test. The permit is valid for 6 months and will allow the applicant to operate motorcycles and motor-driven cycles with the following restrictions: no passengers, no expressways, daylight hours only, and/or certain other applicable restrictions.

Class A and B Instructional Permits

The applicant must be 18 years old, already possess a Class C license, and must pass visual acuity and knowledge tests.

Georgia License Restriction

Mission and Tasking

Mission and Tasking
Mission and Tasking

The Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety’s (DMVS) Law Enforcement Division has several unique roles and missions. Prior to the creation of DMVS and its merger in 2001, two other agencies each had some of these responsibilities.

The Department is the State Lead Agency for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). Under this program, the DMVS conducts safety inspections of commercial motor vehicles (primarily trucks and buses), inspects highway shipments of hazardous materials, and performs compliance reviews (safety performance audits) on motor carriers. The Department adopts and enforces driver and vehicle safety regulations and hazardous materials regulations as part of this program.

DMVS also enforces laws and regulations that govern vehicle size (height, width, and length) and vehicle weight. The Department operates 19 permanent weight and inspection stations throughout the State, primarily on Interstate highways. The stations are equipped with “weigh in motion” systems to screen vehicles. Selected vehicles are then weighed and measured to determine compliance. On bypass and side roads, DMVS Officers use portable scales to weigh selected vehicles.

Another role for the Law Enforcement Division is the enforcement of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in the metropolitan Atlanta area. DMVS Officers patrol the highways, identifying and apprehending those who use the HOV lanes improperly.

The Law Enforcement Division also performs a number of other tasks, including inspecting diesel powered over-the-road vehicles for dyed fuel (indicating the use of “off-road” diesel), rendering assistance at accident scenes, providing aid in disasters, and an aggressive public outreach program.

DMVS Law Enforcement Offices are trained and certified in accordance with standards of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council, and have full arrest powers in the performance of their duties. In addition, because of the detailed regulations governing commercial vehicle and driver safety, size, weight, and hazardous materials, DMVS Officers spend many hours each year in training in these specialized topics.

Although the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety is a very young law Enforcement Agency, the Law Enforcement Division is well poised to be one of the premiere Law Enforcement Units in the Southeast.

Name and Address Change

Name and Address Change
Name and Address Change

Address Change

You must report to a customer service center with in 60 days for a replacement license. The replacement license will be valid for the current renewal period and will be free of charge once in a four-year period.

You can now request your address change online by clicking here…

Name Change

If you change your name by marriage or otherwise you must also obtain a replacement license within 60 days. The replacement license will be valid for the current renewal period and will be free of charge once in a four-year period.

In order to change your name, you must present a certified copy of the marriage license or a certified copy of a court ordered name change. If you wish to hyphenate your name you must present a certified copy of the marriage license and a certified copy of the marriage license application stating the hyphenated name. Male applicants who wish to take the wife’s name after marriage must satisfy this requirement.

Rules and Regulations
Pursuant to House Bill 1441, which created the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety (the “Department”) on July 1, 2001, the responsibilities of enforcing and administering state laws and regulations relating to driver’s licenses, motor vehicle licensing and registration, and size and the weights of motor vehicles, trailers, and loads were transferred to the Department from the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Revenue, and the Department of Transportation, respectively. All rules and regulations previously adopted by those agencies also transferred to the Department and shall remain of full force and effect as rules and regulations of the Department until amended, repealed, or superseded by rules or regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicle Safety.