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 375-3-3 - REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION
Rule 375-3-3-.10 - Limited Driving Permits
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024
(1) The issuance of limited driving permits and the permissible uses of such permits, which shall be reflected as restrictions on the permit, will be governed by the applicable provisions of state and federal law.
(2) Customers applying for a DUI limited driving permit following the suspension of a driver's licenses pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 40-5-63(a)(1) based upon a conviction for driving under the influence (DUI) in violation of O.C.G.A. § 40-6-391 or an equivalent offense must submit DDS Form 1126 completed by the convicting court or a certified copy of the conviction unless the DUI conviction is already reflected on the customers' driving record.
(3) The following applicants are not eligible for a limited driving permit:
(4) Any customer applying for a limited driving permit must surrender any previously issued driver's license or execute a lost license affidavit on Form DS-250A.
(5) Issuance, renewal, and/or replacement of limited driving permits will be governed by the applicable provisions of state and federal law.
(6) Any person applying for an ignition interlock limited driving permit for a suspension imposed for a second conviction for DUI within five (5) years pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 40-5-63(a)(2) must submit documentation satisfactory to the Department of the following:
(7) The Department shall interpret amendments to the statutory provisions relating to limited driving permit eligibility in the manner that is most advantageous to each customer so as to allow for the issuance of permits at the earliest date that is legally permissible.
(8) Any person applying for an ignition interlock permit due to a suspension triggered by a second DUI conviction within five (5) years shall be required to maintain such ignition interlock device for the following period:
(9) Any person who is subject to a suspension imposed pursuant to O.C.G.A § 40-5-75 who is participating in a drug court, mental health court, veteran's court program, or operating under the influence court for such conviction may be issued a limited driving permit for such suspension if authorized by the court.
(10) For the purposes of O.C.G.A.§§ 40-5-64(g) and 40-5-64.1(f) regarding the revocation of a limited driving permit, any bond forfeiture or plea of nolo contendere or conviction of O.C.G.A. §§ 40-8-76 or 40-8-76.1 shall not be considered a violation of state law relating to the movement of a motor vehicle, and shall not revoke a limited driving permit.
(11) Any person aged eighteen (18) or older whose driver's license has been suspended pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 40-5-57.1 as a result of a conviction for speeding where such person's speed was at least twenty-four (24) miles per hour over the posted speed limit, but less than thirty-four (34) miles per hour above the posted speed limit, shall be eligible for a limited driving permit.
O.C.G.A. §§ 40-5-4, 40-5-57.1, 40-5-64, 40-5-64.1, 40-5-101, 40-16-2, 40-16-3, 40-16-4, 40-16-5.