GA 16-1-11 - GA 16-1-11

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Prosecution of persons designated habitual violators before January 1, 1991. - Holding of the Court of Appeals in Galletta v. Hardison, 168 Ga. App. 36 (1983) is applicable solely to appeals from driver's license revocations by the Georgia Department of Public Safety and individuals designated as habitual violators prior to January 1, 1991, based upon one or more convictions for driving with a suspended license who drive prior to obtaining reinstatement of their driving privileges by the Department of Public Safety. These groups are subject to felony prosecution pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 40-5-58(c) notwithstanding the 1990 amendment to that Code Section. 1992 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U92-5. <h3...