Renew your vehicle's registration online, or visit your County Tax Commissioner's Office. Because most counties register vehicles throughout the year, you'll send payment for your new decal during the 30 days leading up to your birthday.
- If you own a passenger vehicle or motorcycle, annual registration costs $20. You'll also need to pay your vehicle's ad valorem tax, any fees for special tags, and the cost of an emissions inspection if you live in the metro Atlanta area.
- An ad valorem tax is based on your car's current value. As your car's value decreases year after year, your ad valorem tax will decrease as well. Calculate your ad valorem tax.
- If you are a college student whose permanent home is outside Georgia, you don't need to register your car in the state; however, you do need to make sure that your home state registration is current.
Go to a Department of Driver Services office to transfer your driver's license. Then, with your temporary driver's license in hand, you can visit your County Tax Commissioner's Office to register and title your car. You'll need to fill out an application for a title and license plate, present proof of insurance, and pay for your registration and title in cash, check or money order.
Visit your County Tax Commissioner's Office within 30 days of purchasing or acquiring a new vehicle. You'll pay $5 to transfer the license plate and $18 to purchase a new title.
Update your name and address on your driver's license first. Then update the information on your vehicle's registration and title by visiting your County Tax Commissioner's Office.
Source: Department of Revenue. This information was prepared as a public service of the State of Georgia to provide general information, not to advise on any specific legal problem. It is not, and cannot be construed to be, legal advice. If you have questions regarding any matter contained on this page, please speak with the agency that is the source of the information.