Rule 560-10-15-.01. Definitions

1. (1) As used in this Subject, the term:

   1. (a) "Black-and-white digital license plate" means a digital license plate designed by the digital license plate provider to only display images in black, white, and shades of gray.
   2. (b) "Full-color digital license plate" means a digital license plate designed by the digital license plate provider to display images in all the colors appearing on metal license plates issued by the Department.
   3. (c) "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
   4. (d) "Digital license plate" means a license plate which receives wireless data communication to display information electronically.
   5. (e) "Digital license plate provider" means a person or entity approved by the Department as a supplier of digital license plate hardware and services to motor vehicle owners.
   6. (f) "Georgia customer" means a customer of a digital license plate provider to whom a digital license plate has or will be issued for a vehicle that is or will be registered in Georgia.
   7. (g) "Metal license plate" means the metal license plate issued for a motor vehicle by the Department or its county tag agent.
   8. (h) "Plate image" means the image displayed on the face of the metal license plate, including all letters, numbers, and images, and including all letters, numbers and images displayed on a current revalidation decal issued for such metal license plate. If an unexpired temporary operating permit has been issued for a vehicle, then the plate image shall be the image displayed on the face of the temporary operating permit, including all letters, numbers, images, and expiration information, until a metal license plate has been issued for the vehicle.
   9. (i) "Prestige plate" means a license plate design that displays a personalized sequence of characters chosen by the Georgia registrant and approved by the Department.
   10. (j) "Sponsored specialty plate" means a specialty plate design sponsored by an agency, fund, nonprofit corporation, association, group, institution, or organization under Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia and approved by the Department.
   11. (k) "Vehicle owner" means a person, other than a lienholder or security interest holder, having interest in or title to a vehicle. The term includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to a security interest in or lien by another person and includes a lessee under a lease.

Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 40-2-1, 40-2-58, 40-2-59.1, 40-2-59.3.

History. Original Rule entitled "Where a Motor Vehicle Owner Sells the Vehicle to a New Owner and Desires to Transfer the Tag Assigned to That Vehicle to the New Owner" adopted. F. and eff. June 30, 1965.

Repealed: New Rule entitled "Transfer of License Plate to a New Vehicle Owner" adopted. F. Dec. 9, 1966; eff. Jan. 1, 1967, as specified by the Agency.

Amended: F. Oct. 29, 1968; eff. Nov. 17, 1968.

Amended: F. Aug. 27, 1969; eff. Sept. 15, 1969.

Amended: F. July 24, 1970; eff. August 13, 1970.

Repealed: F. Jan. 24, 2005; eff. Feb. 13, 2005.

Adopted: New Rule entitled "Definitions." F. June 1, 2022; eff. June 21, 2022.