Motor Vehicles


VEHICLE REGISTRATION
It is the vehicle owner’s responsibility to insure their vehicle is properly registered. The penalty for late registration is 10% of the tax ($5.00 minimum) and 25% of the tag fee. These penalties begin immediately following the due date.

Before registering a vehicle, the following documentation is required:

  1. Georgia state driver's license
  2. Proof of insurance on vehicle. Georgia liability insurance is required to be transmitted to the state’s data base by your insurance company in order to register your vehicle. The vehicle must be covered by liability insurance at all times or a lapse in coverage penalty will apply. If you cancel the insurance, you must also cancel the registration.

Newly purchased vehicles must be registered within thirty (30) days. If you sell a vehicle, you keep your tag. Tags can be transferred to new vehicles that are registered to the same first owner. Proof of title (bill of sale for 1985 and older) is required to purchase a tag or transfer a tag from a vehicle you no longer own.

Beginning January 1, 2006, Georgia state sales tax must be paid on all vehicles purchased outside the State of Georgia prior to registration of the vehicle.

New residents in Georgia must register their vehicles within thirty (30) days of establishing residency in Georgia.  New Georgia residents must have the following documents in order to register a vehicle:

     VEHICLE WITH NO LIEN

  1. Out-of-state Title
  2. Current Registration from previous state
  3. Proof of Georgia insurance
  4. Georgia driver's license with Walker County address
  5. Current mileage

     VEHICLE WITH LIEN

  1. Loan Agreement with Complete Name and Address of lien holder
  2. T-17 Affidavit of Lien Holder, available at the tag office
  3. Proof of Georgia insurance
  4. Georgia driver's license with Walker County address
  5. Current mileage


TAXES 
Taxes on motor vehicles are due on the owner's birthday.  Vehicles owned by a business pay tax based on the first letter of the Business name. The tax is based 40% value of the vehicle. Taxes are due on a vehicle, even when it is not in use.

VEHICLE TAG RENEWALS
Tags expire and taxes are due on the birthday of the first owner shown.  Renewals must be made on or before the birth date of the primary owner when owned by an individual, or the last day of the month for a business.

You should receive a bill 30 days prior to renewal. Failure to receive a bill in the mail does not relieve the penalty. If you do not receive a bill, call the Tag Office with your tag number and one will be mailed to you. 

Vehicle Tag Renewals can be processed  as follows:

  1. By Mail, by completing the renewal form received in the mail and mailing with fees to: 
        Walker County Tax Commissioner
         P. O. Box 628 
         LaFayette, GA  30728 
  2. By Phone, by calling the Tag Office at 706-638-2961. We accept  Visa or MasterCard (Debit or Credit Cards) or payments of Tag Renewals over the phone.  
  3. In person, by bringing the renewal form along with payment of cash, check, Visa or MasterCard to the  Tax Commissioner's office. For more information about our office locations, please view our Contact page. 
  4. Online, by renewing  your registration over the internet at https://mvd.dor.ga.gov/tags/index.aspx.

For further information regarding vehicle registration, please contact our office or  visit the State of Georgia Motor Vehicle Division website at http://motor.etax.dor.ga.gov/.

 

 

© Walker County GA Tax Commissioner's Office 2010