2025 Georgia Codes – Page 248

(a) Every licensee shall have his or her driver’s license in his or her immediate possession at all times when
operating a motor vehicle. Any person who has a receipt issued by the department reflecting issuance,
renewal, replacement, or reinstatement of his or her driver’s license in his or her immediate possession shall
be considered to have such license in his or her immediate possession if such is confirmed to be valid by the
department or through the Georgia Crime Information Center. The department may establish by rule and
regulation the term of such receipt. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no receipt issued by the department shall
be accepted as proof of such person’s identity for any other purpose, including but not limited to proof of
voter identification or proof of age for purposes of purchasing alcoholic beverages.
(b)(1) Every licensee shall display his or her license upon the demand of a law enforcement officer. When
records of the department indicate that a license has been issued in an electronic format, a law enforcement
officer may demand such display be made by physical format. In such instances, if a law enforcement offi-
cer demands display of the physical format, the licensee shall not be compelled to display an electronic for-
mat of his or her license nor release his or her wireless telecommunications device to the officer. A refusal
to comply with such demand not only shall constitute a violation of this subsection but shall also give rise
to a presumption of a violation of subsection (a) of this Code section and of Code Section 40-5-20.
(2) Any person utilizing a wireless telecommunications device to display his or her license in electronic for-
mat in order to comply with subsection (a) of this Code section shall not be considered to have consented to
a search of such device by a law enforcement officer.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term “wireless telecommunications device” shall have the same
meaning as provided in Code Section 40-6-241.
(c) A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be fined no more than $10.00
if he or she produces in court a license theretofore issued to him or her and valid at the time of his or her
arrest.

Amended 2024
(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, every driver’s license shall expire on the licensee’s
birthday in the eighth year following the issuance of such license. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any com-
mercial driver’s license that contains an H or X endorsement as defined in subsection (c) of Code Section