{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-9-51","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 12-9-51","heading":"Emission inspection required for motor vehicle registration; operation without registration; improper reuse.","body":"(a) Beginning July 1, 1992, it shall be unlawful for any county to and no county shall register any responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section 12-9-45 pursuant to or subject to the requirements of Chapter 2 of Title 40 without proof of a valid certificate of emission inspection issued pursuant to Code Section 12-9-48 indicating that such responsible motor vehicle satisfied all applicable requirements of Code Section 12-9-45 and Code Section 12-9-48. In applying for a motor vehicle registration for a responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section 12-9-45, the application shall be accompanied by proof of the issuance of a certificate of emission inspection issued pursuant to Code Section 12-9-48. Any county which registers any responsible motor vehicle without proof of a certificate of emission inspection shall be in violation of this article.\n(b) It shall be unlawful to and no person shall operate a responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section 12-9-45 on the roadways of this state without a valid registration issued in compliance with this article. Any person who operates a responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section 12-9-45 on the roadways of this state without a valid registration issued in compliance with this article shall be considered to be operating an unregistered motor vehicle.\n(c) The board may provide for a procedure to be implemented by each county to ensure that certificates of emission inspection are not improperly reused.","path":["TITLE 12 Conservation And Natural Resources","CHAPTER 9 Prevention and Control of Air Pollution","Article 2 Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.12.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"cbad1a449cffd9252ffd1801e3d0047c53aaf7b85abc0662d15907979ad28060","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-9-50","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-9-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}