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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-
                                                                                                 participating in the
        the same, no police report is required.                                clares a patient dead from
                                             •  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
          Customer Service Center within 60 days   license;                    donation is possible;
          to update your mailing and/or residential     •  Driver’s license number;   •  Recipients are selected by urgency of need,
          address, or you may visit our website at
          dds.georgia.gov                    •  Date of birth; and             compatibility of blood type, body size, and
                       to change your address. If
          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

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          If you change your address online, your new   Requests may be mailed to: Georgia Depart-  donation can    be ound t
                                                                                              a
          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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