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Revocation
When your license is revoked for violation of Georgia driving law, your driving privileges are terminated and withdrawn until the end of the period of time prescribed by the formal action of the Department. At the expiration of the revocation period, you may apply for a new license.
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Mandatory Revocation


In accordance with Georgia driving law, your driver's license will be revoked in Georgia, or any other state, if you are convicted of one of the following traffic violations:


For any third conviction of a mandatory suspendable offense within 5 years, you will be declared a habitual violator. This is a five-year revocation.


Refusal to submit to a re-examination of driving skills or knowledge of driving rules after receiving notice giving reasonable grounds for such a request.


If there is sufficient evidence of incompetence or unfitness to drive, due to incapability's by reason of disease, mental or physical disability, or by alcohol or drug addiction.

 

The points to be assessed for each offense shall be as provided in the following schedule:
Aggressive driving 6 points 
Reckless driving 4 points
Unlawful passing of a school bus 6 points
Improper passing on a hill or a curve 4 points
Exceeding the speed limit by more than 14 miles per hour but less than 19 miles per hour  2 points
Exceeding the speed limit by 19 miles per hour or more but less than 24 miles per hour 3 points
Exceeding the speed limit by 24 miles per hour or more but less than 34 miles per hour 4 points
Exceeding the speed limit by 34 miles per hour or more 6 points
Disobedience of any traffic-control device or traffic officer 3 point
Possessing an open container of an alcoholic beverage while driving 2 points
Failure to adequately secure a load, except fresh farm produce, resulting in loss of such load onto the roadway which results in an accident 2 points
Violation of child safety restraint requirements, first offense 1 points
Violation of child safety restraint requirements, second or subsequent offense 2 points
All other moving traffic violations which are not speed limit violations 3 points
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