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Helpful Title/ETR Tips:

• The new year will bring a change to the Federal Odometer • ETR Transaction types:
Disclosure Act. Beginning January 1, 2021, a vehicle must There are several types of transactions in the ETR system:
be 20 years old or older to be considered exempt from 1. Title Only: Allows the customer to pick up their tag within
Federal mileage requirements. Previously, the mileage 24hrs of the Title Clerk Finalizing the funded deal.
exemption included vehicles that were 10 years old or 2. New Plate & Title: Allows the dealership to have the tag
older. But after much collaboration with various agencies, and registration mailed to the customer.
the requirements are changing across the nation. In other 3. Transfer Plate & Title: Allows the dealership to transfer
words, a vehicle will have to be 20 years old or older to a valid, up-to-date tag for the customer. The only plates
be considered exempt from mileage requirements. Please that cannot be transferred are Disability Tags and
make sure you double check your titles and paperwork Military Tags.
when purchasing vehicles. Help spread the word and talk • Please make note of the telephone number to the Georgia
about it with your fellow dealers. If the odometer on the Professional Licensing Board Division of the Secretary
front of the title already reads “Exempt” and the vehicle is of State's office (Used Car Board) has changed. The new
10 years old or older, then the mileage will remain exempt. number is 404-424-9966.

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