2025 Georgia Codes – Page 240

Notwithstanding Code Section 40-2-8 or any other provision of law, a person who operates a vehicle which
is required to be registered in this state and which has attached to the rear thereof a valid numbered license
plate without having the required revalidation decal affixed upon that plate, which person is otherwise guilty
of a misdemeanor for not having such decal affixed to the plate, shall be subject for that offense only to a
fine not to exceed $25.00 if that person shows to the court having jurisdiction of the offense that the proper
revalidation decal had been obtained prior to the time of the offense.