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GENERAL UCENSING has a valid license issued by his or her home sion proof of payment of such tuition paid
INFORMATION state. 1nis includes their spouse or dependent for the current or immediately preceding
son or daughter who has a valid license is
period of enrollment.
sued by their home state;
This Section Covers • Any person who is on active duty in the Applicants under age 18 -
armed forces of the United States and who automobile or motorcycle
Requirement to Obtain a has in his or her immediate possession a valid
Georgia Driver's License ....................................... 4 license issued in a foreign country by the In addition to the requirements listed above,
armed forces of the United States. However, appHcants under 18 years of age must present
Applicants under age 18 ....................................... 4
this licens will only be accepted for a period proof of the following:
Previous License, Instructional Pennits, of not more than 45 days from the date of his
or Identification Cards ........................................... 4 or her return to the United States; • All applicants under 18 years of age must have
a parent, legal guardian or responsible adult
Vision Requirements ............................................. .4 • Any person temporarily driving or operat present to sign the application and complete a
Classes of Licenses ............................................... 5 ing a farm tra tor or farm equipment on a Responsible Adult Affidavit;
hjghway for the purpose of conducting farm
Fees/Fonns of Payment ........................................ 5 business; • Completion of Alcohol and Drug Awareness
License Restrictions ................................... 5 • Any member of the reserve components of Program (ADAP);
Expired License ...................................................... 6 the armed forces of the United States who is • Sat of school en see page
30 for requirements;
Carrying and Displaying operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased
Your License ........................................................... 6 to the United States government However, the • For a Oass li or for M
motor vehicle must be operated in accordance Instructional Permit at age 16 or age
Real ID Documentation Requirements ............. 6 with the duties of the person as a member of of completion of a DDS approved
the reserve components of the armed forces;
driver education program plus evidence of at
• Any person seeking to obtain a driver's li least forty (40) hours of superv driving,
cense while he or she is taking the driv i ng
examination to obtain a license. This person six of which must be at night. Additional
must be accompanied by a Responsibile details concernig these requiments can be
Adult with a valid driver's license and be at found on page 26 of this manual or on our
least 21 years of age or a certed driver website at dds.georgja.gov.
Requirement to obtain a examiner or agent of the department;
Georgia Driver's Ucense • Any migrant farm worker who works in this Previous Licenses,
state less than 90 days in any calendar year lnst111ctional Permits or
Georgia law requires that any person want and who possesses a valid driver's license Identification Cards
ing to operate a motor vehicle on the roadways issued by another state;
of this state obtain a Georgia driver's Ucense or • Any resident who is 15 years of age or over
permit within 30 days of becoming a resident. while taking actual in-car training in a Tn most cases, when applying for renewal,
A person meeting at least one of the following non-commercial traig vehicle and while replacement or transfer of any license, instruc
criteria is considered a Georgia resident accord under the direct personal supervision of a tional pennit, or identification card (ID Card)
ing to Georgia law (O.C.G.A. §40-5-1):
DDS-licensed driving instructor. A driving previously issued in Georgia or any other state
• A person who has a permanent home or instructor must test the eyesight of any un or foreign jurisdiction, customers must surren
abode in Georgia and, when absent, has the licensed person who v.ill be receiving actual der, the previously-issued license/permit/ID
intent of returng; in-car training prior to the training, and the to DDS. Tn some cases, surrender of all valid
person must meet the vision requirements licenses/permits/ID cards will be required.
• A person who accepts employment or en listed on page 8 of this manual; Most non-citizen customers with a valid
gages in any trade or occupation in Georgia
or who enters his/her children in school; • Any person who is operating a personal out of country driver's license, permit, or ID,
transportation vehicle on any roadway may retain their out of country document upon
• Any pers that has been in the state for 30 issuance of a Georgia-equivalent document.
days or more. publicly maintained for the use of personal U.S. citizens will not be allowed to retain any
transportation vehicles onl or when cross
y, licenses, permits, or identification cards issued
Not required to obtain a Georgia ing a street or highway used by other types to them by foreign countries.
Driver's License/Permit of motor vehicles at a location designated for
such crossing by a motorized cart;
• Any employee of the United States govern • A nonresident of Georgia who is attending Vision Requirements
ment who is operating a motor vehicle owned a school in this state, as long as:
by or leased to the United States government a He or she is at least 16 years of age and has Customers for initial issuance of a driver's
or that is being operated on official busiess. in his or her immediate possession a valid license must demonstrate the ability to meet
minimum
requirements.
The
vision
This exemption does not apply if the em licens issued to him or her in his or her nurumum acceptable vision for a non
ployee is required by the United States gov home state or country and a valid inter commercial license is 20,60 in one eye, with or
ernment or any agency of the United States national driving permit if the license is in wi1hout corrective lense, and a horizontal field
Government to have a state driver's license; a language other than English; provided, of vision of at least 140 de--grees. If you are
• A nonresident who is at least 16 years of age however, that any restrictions which would unable to pass the vision scree-ing
and who has in his or her immediate posses apply to a Georgia driver's license apply adminered at the DDS Customer Servce
sion a valid license issued to him or her in to the privil eg es given to this person; and Center, you will be given a Vision R epo rt Form
his or her home state or country. However, b. He or she is currently enrolled or was en (DS-274) which must be completed by a license
any restrictions that would apply to a Georgia rolled during the immediately preceding optometrist or opthalologist and submitted to
driver's license as a matter of law would apply period of enrollment in a school in this DDS. The completed form will be evaluated to
to any person who has an out-of-state licens. state, has paid the tuition charged by the determie if you are eligible to obtain a driver's
school to nonresidents of Georgia for the license. This form may also be used to document
• A nonresident who is on active duty in the currt or immediately preceding period
armed forces of the United States if he or she of enrollment, and has in his or her posses- the need for bioptic lenses for driving and is avail
able on our website, dds.georgia.gov.
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