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SECTION 4 : OTHER SERVICES & INFORMATION

• Non U.S. Citizens the marriage license application reflecting the ment of Public Health. Donations currently fund
– Valid foreign passport with valid I-94; selection of the hyphenated surname must be vision programs which provide screenings to
– Valid permanent resident card (I-551); presented at the time of the request. save children’s vision, eye exams for needy
– Valid employment authorization card adults, training for people who have lost vision,
(I-766 or I-688A or I-688B) with proof Motor Vehicle Reports (MVR) and public education about eye donation. Your
of pending application to adjust status; voluntary donation will be added to the total
cost of your service.
or TWO of these documents (only if replac- MVRs are available in 3-year, 7-year, or life-
ing license, permit, or ID card): time formats. A 3 year report is $6.00; a 7 year
report is $8.00. A lifetime report is $8.00. Indi- Organ and Tissue Donation
• Social Security Card (original or copy);
viduals may obtain a copy of their MVR in any
• Original or Certified Copy of Marriage Cer- of the following ways: The Donate Life Georgia Organ, Tissue and
tificate; Eye Donor Registry was created in 2008 to allow
1. Via Internet
• Previous Year’s Income Tax Return or W2; A non-certified copy of your Motor Vehicle Georgians an easy and user-friendly means of
joining the state’s donor registry. Georgians
Report (MVR) can be downloaded by using DDS
• Current Auto, Home, Life or Health Insur- Online Services. Please visit dds.georgia.gov can join the registry through the website at
ance Policy (Cards Not Accepted); www.donatelifegeorgia.org, when renew-
for further details. You will be required to cre-
• Current Auto Registration Receipt; ate an account if you have not already done so. ing their driver license or ID online, or when
obtaining/renewing their license or ID at a lo-
• Voter Registration Card; 2. In Person cal DDS Customer Service Center. You can also
A certified copy of your Motor Vehicle Report join the Donor Registry by calling Donate Life
• Valid or Expired Military ID Card and/or (MVR) can be purchased in person at any DDS Georgia directly at 1-866-57-SHARE
Military Orders;
Customer Service Center. Proper identification (1-866-577-4273) and requesting a donor
• Valid Georgia Gun Permit. will be required. registry form.
If obtaining a motor vehicle report other than
If your license was stolen and you wish to Other things to Remember:
change the number on your replacement Geor- your own, the following is required: • Organ donation can occur only after every
gia driver’s license, permit or identification card, • Completion of the Request for MVR form measure has been taken to save your life,
you will be required to present a police report (DDS-18) from the licensee naming the per- and only after death has been legally and
indicating that the license was stolen unless son authorized to receive the record, includ- medically declared;
your license number and your Social Security ing the full name, date of birth, and Georgia
Number are the same. If the two numbers are driver’s license number of the licensee; • Georgia law prohibits the physician who de-
the same, no police report is required. clares a patient dead from participating in the
• The person receiving the report for another in- removal or transplantation of that patient’s
dividual must also show proper identification. donated organs or tissues;
Address Change
3. Via Mail • There is no cost to the donor’s family for any
You can obtain a certified copy of your MVR
• You must update your record with DDS any- expenses related to organ tissue/eye dona-
time your address changes. DDS correspon- by submitting the Request for MVR form (DDS- tion. Also, there is no delay in funeral ar-
dence will not be forwarded to new addresses 18) OR a letter requesting either a 3-year, 7-year, rangements;
by the U.S. Postal Service. or lifetime MVR, including the following: • Georgia law requires hospitals to notify an
• If you have moved, you must visit a DDS • Your full name as it appears on your driver’s organ/tissue/eye recovery center when a
days license; donation is possible;
to update your mailing and/or residential • Driver’s license number; • Recipients are selected by urgency of need,
at
dds.georgia.gov to change your address. If • Date of birth; and compatibility of blood type, body size, and
you change your address in person, you • Complete mailing address. tissue type, regardless of sex, race or creed.
must provide proof of the change in address. More information concerning organ and tissue
If you change your address online, your new Requests may be mailed to: Georgia Depart- donation can be found at
address will be verified through USPS. ment of Driver Services, MVR Request, Post www.organdonor.gov.
Office Box 80447, Conyers, Georgia 30013. When
requesting a MVR, please include a money or-
Name Change der, cashier’s check, or personal check made GSFA Donation
payable to the Department of Driver Services
• Name changes must be completed in person in the amount of $6.00 for a 3-year or $8.00 for DDS offers the opportunity to make a volun-
at a DDS Customer Service Center; a 7-year or lifetime MVR. tary charitable contribution of $1, $5, or $10 to
• If you change your name by marriage or oth- the Georgia Student Finance Authority (GSFA)
er legal action, you must obtain a new license Selective Service Registration during the license issuance or renewal process.
showing the correct name within 60 days. A Pursuant to HB 54 (2016), this donation will help
free replacement license valid for the current At the time of any license or identification to provide financial assistance toward the post-
term will be issued once in a license term; card transaction, DDS is required to ask males secondary educational costs of the children of
age 18 whether they have registered with the law enforcement officers, firefighters,
• In order to change your name on your license U.S. Selective Service System and to report the paramed-ics, emergency medical technicians,
or identification card, you must present a and prison guards employed by the state or
certified copy of a marriage license applica- responses to the U.S. Selective Service System. other public employer who were
tion (if the marriage occurred in Georgia), permanently disabled or killed in the line of
marriage license, state-issued marriage cer- Blindness Donation duty. The children of High-way Emergency
tificate, or court-ordered name change; Response Operators who were permanently
When you obtain your driver's license, permit,
• You may change to a hyphenated surname or ID, you will have the opportunity to make a disabled or killed in the line of duty are also
on your license or identification card if the voluntary donation of $1 to Georgia’s Blindness included.
marriage occurred in the State of Georgia on Education, Screening, and Treatment Program,
or after November 1, 1982. A certified copy of
which is administered by the Georgia Depart-

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