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Posted: Mon Oct 25th, 2021 07:21 pm

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Vehicles are subject to Title Ad Valorem Tax (TAVT) when they are registered. It is 3% to 5% of the value of the vehicle depending on the county you are living in. On top of that if you live in the 28 county metro Atlanta area there is also emission testing on anything less than 25 years old. It is a BS test that just checks your computer to make sure no codes are stored. The TAVT has had a side effect, residents are not trading cars as often.

Also, "establishing residency" in GA occurs the first night in your new apartment or house. There is a 30 day window to get a Drivers License and tags for you vehicles. If you change address within a county the 30 day window applies for updating your address with the DMV for a new DL. Same goes for moving to another county but you also are required to update the tag office prior to current tag expiration. Getting a DL also takes two forms of ID and a document that show you turned on one of the utilities at your new residence in your name. On the plus side you are automatically registered to vote.

I have a niece that was married to a Sailor. He got stationed in Virginia for 3 years and then got transferred to Kings Bay GA. My niece bought a new Jeep 6 months before he was transferred to VA. She paid the TAVT when she bought the new Wrangler. They bought a house and got VA DL's and tags. When they transferred to Kings Bay she got to pay the one time TAVT again on her Jeep again. She and husband divorced and she moved to Florida where she got married again. New husband was transferred to SW GA. She paid the TAVT a third time on a 8 year old Jeep.

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Tony
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Semi retirement