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SECTION       2    : OBTAINING A LICENSE, PERMIT OR IDENTIFICATION CARD


        tion about requirements to obtain a license or   the District of Columbia (expired less than 2     vide a Motor Vehicle Report/Driving History
        permit and exemptions for certain individuals.   years). If you are unable to surrender a valid     (printed in English) dated within the last 30
                                            driver’s license, you must present a certified     days, from the country of license issuance;
        New Georgia Resident Without        Motor Vehicle Report/Driving History from
        a Valid License or Permit           the state of issuance, dated within 30 days,     •  Most non-citizen customers with a valid out
        Issued by Another State             showing your status as valid. Non-citizens     of country driver’s license, permit,   or ID may
          Please see the appropriate chapter of this   are not required to surrender their foreign     retain their out of country document upon
                                                                              issuance of a Georgia-equivalent document.


        manual for obtaining   a license or permit for   non-commercial license or permit;   U.S. citizens will not be allowed to retain
        the first time in Georgia.
                                          •  Be at least 18 years of age, or 17 years of age if   any licenses, permits, or identification cards
        •  Under 18 – see Teen Licensing Requirements   surrendering a valid license equivalent to a    issued to them by foreign countries;
          on pages   26;                    Georgia Class C license with no time, route,
                                            purpose   or passenger restrictions;   •  Successfully complete the knowledge, road,



        • 18 or Older – see Obtaining a Class C license –                     and vision exams;
          Applicant Not Currently Licensed on page 26.   •  You must know your full   Social Security   •  Present mandatory documents to prove iden-
                                            Number   which will be verified with the Social   tity, citizenship or lawful presence, Social


        Transferring   from Another         Security Administration.          Security Number, and residency.   See pages

        State or District of Columbia
                                          •  Provide proof of identity. For a complete list     10-11 for the complete list;
        Under Age 18 with valid out         of acceptable documents, see page 10;   •  If under the age of 18, additional requirements
        of state license or permit        • Provide proof of citizenship or lawful pres-  will apply. Please see pages 30–32 for more
          If you hold a valid driver’s license or instruc-  ence in the United States (see page 10). All    details on teen licensing requirements;
        tional permit issued by any other   state of the   documents must be originals or certified    • Licenses, permits and IDs issued outside the
        United States or by the District of Columbia, you   copies. Faxed copies will not be accepted;   District of Columbia or any other state of the
        will normally be eligible to obtain a comparable   • Provide two   documents to prove Georgia     United States are non-transferable. A customer

        license or permit issued   by Georgia. However,   residency. For a complete list of acceptable    holding any document issued outside of the 50
        the state of issuance may have requirements   documents, see pages 10-11.   States or District of Columbia must complete
        for teenage drivers that differ from Georgia.
                                          •  Pass a vision test.              the full process for issuance of a new document
        18 or Older with a valid out                                          in Georgia, including all tests required for the
        of state license or permit                                            class being requested, if applicable.
                                          Transferring a License/Permit/ID   • Citizens of certain foreign countries may be
        • Surrender a valid license issued by another    From   Another Country or U.S. Territory   exempt from knowledge and skills testing. For

          state or territory of the United States or by                       a list, visit   dds.georgia.gov.
                                             •  If you do not have the out of country license/
                                            permit/ID in your possession, you must pro-
                                 DANGER





                                  ALL DMVs are not Alike!!!

             Beware of fake DMV websites that charge for training materials or informational material.
             Most customers arrive at these sites by doing a browser search for        “Georgia DMV,”
             “Georgia License Renewal” or similar generic searches.

             Please read the pages of these sites carefully, because by law they are required to inform
             users that the site is not affiliated with any State or Government Entity. They are privately
             owned sites that will have .com or .org at the end of their website address (url). The official
             state of Georgia websites will have .gov as is the case with www.dds.georgia.gov.













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