Georgia Code Title 40. Motor Vehicles and Traffic § 40-2-1

(1) “Cancellation of vehicle registration” means the annulment or termination by formal action of the department of a person's vehicle registration because of an error or defect in the registration or because the person is no longer entitled to such registration. The cancellation of registration is without prejudice, and application for a new registration may be made at any time after such cancellation.

(2) “Commissioner” means the state revenue commissioner.

(3) “Department” means the Department of Revenue.

(3.1) “Digital license plate” means a license plate which receives wireless data communication to display information electronically.

(3.2) “Digital license plate provider” means a person approved by the commissioner as a vendor of digital license plate hardware and services to motor vehicle owners pursuant to this article.

(4) “For-hire intrastate motor carrier” means an entity engaged in the transportation of goods or ten or more passengers for compensation wholly within the boundaries of this state.

(5) “Intrastate motor carrier” means any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle operated by an entity that is used on a highway in intrastate commerce to transport passengers or property and:

(5.1) “License plate” means a sign affixed to a motor vehicle which displays a series of letters or numbers or both indicating that the vehicle has been registered with this state. Such sign may be in a material made of metal or paper or a device which allows information to be presented electronically in a digital format.

(6) “Motor carrier” means:

(7) “Operating authority” means the registration required by 49 U.S.C. Section 13902, 49 C.F.R. Part 365, 49 C.F.R. Part 368, and 49 C.F.R. Section 392.9a.

(8) “Regulatory compliance inspection” means the examination of facilities, property, buildings, vehicles, drivers, employees, cargo, packages, records, books, or supporting documentation kept or required to be kept in the normal course of motor carrier business or enterprise operations.

(9) “Resident” means a person who has a permanent home or domicile in Georgia and to which, having been absent, he or she has the intention of returning. For the purposes of this chapter, there is a rebuttable presumption that any person who, except for infrequent, brief absences, has been present in the state for 30 or more days is a resident.

(10) “Revocation of vehicle registration” means the termination by formal action of the department of a vehicle registration, which registration shall not be subject to renewal or reinstatement, except that an application for a new registration may be presented and acted upon by the department after the expiration of the applicable period of time prescribed by law.

(11) “Suspension of vehicle registration” means the temporary withdrawal by formal action of the department of a vehicle registration, which temporary withdrawal shall be for a period specifically designated by the department.