Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 375 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER SERVICES
Chapter 375-3 - DRIVER LICENSE SERVICES
Subject 375-3-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Rule 375-3-1-.01 - Assignment of Customer Identification Number

Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 375-3-1-.01

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024

(1) Upon initial application to the Department for adriver's license or identification card, the applicant, upon satisfaction of the requirements for issuance of the document, will be assigned a unique identification number generated by a random number system.

(2) Any other document issued to the applicant by the Department will bear the identification number previously assigned.

(3) Requests for a change of the customer identification numbers will be honored under the following circumstances:

(a) The current customer identification number is the applicant's social security account number; or

(b) The applicant's driver's license and/or identification card has been stolen; or

(c) The Office of Investigative Services has authorized a change of customer identification number in writing; or

(d) The applicant submits documentation from a family violence program or family violence shelter, as those terms are defined in O.C.G.A. §§ 19-13-20(4) and (5), evidencing a need to change his or her identification number because he or she is the victim of family violence or the minor child of a victim of family violence; or

(e) The applicant's driver's license and/or identification card has been stolen, lost, or misplaced.

(4) All requests for a change of the customer identification number may be subject to verification/and or approval from the Office of Investigative Services.

(5) Change of the customer identification number will be limited to three (3) changes per customer or applicant within a twelve (12) month period, unless the request is accompanied by a police report.

(6) Applicants requesting a change of the customer identification number must complete an affidavit on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department.

(7) Applicants who are approved for a change of the customer identification number must pay the applicable replacement license or identification card fee.

(8) Customer identification numbers may also be changed, in the discretion of the Department, as needed to carry out the Department's obligations.

(9) For the purposes of this Chapter, the term "customer identification number" shall have the same meaning as the term "driver identification number," "distinguishing number," and "identification card number."

(10) Customers for whom the Department has not issued a driver's license, permit or identification card, but for whom it is necessary to create a driving record pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 40-5-2shall also be issued a unique identification number generated by a random number system. Such number shall be used on any driver's license, permit or identification card subsequently issued to said customer, if any.

O.C.G.A. §§ 40-5-4, 40-16-2, 40-16-3, 40-16-4, 40-16-5, 40-5-101, 40-5-1, 40-5-2, 40-5-28, 40-5-100, 40-5-171.

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