GA 40-3-38 - GA 40-3-38

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Fee not applicable to post- certificate transactions. - Clear language of O.C.G.A. § 40-3-38(c) states that the charge authorized is one for an application for a certificate of title. When there is merely a subsequent transaction affecting title to a motor vehicle, there is no need or basis for application for a certificate of title on the vehicle, only a need to reflect the transaction on the already-existing certificate of title. Additionally, O.C.G.A. § 40-3-27 specifically addresses that situation and limits the fee to $5.00. Fryer v. Easy Money Title Pawn, Inc., 183 Bankr. 654 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. 1995). Cited in Johnsen v. Collins, 875 F. Supp. 1571 (S.D. Ga. 1994). <h4...