Rule 570-38-7-.05 - NCT Permit Period and Expiration(1) Permits issued pursuant to Rule 570-38-7-.03 shall be valid except as otherwise provided in this Subchapter, from the date of issuance through a period of one year expiring on midnight of the expiration date shown on the permit, unless revoked, suspended or amended. There is no grace period except as provided in paragraph (3) of this Rule.(2) Permits renewed pursuant to Rule 570-38-7-.05 shall be valid except as otherwise provided in this Subchapter from the date of renewal for a period of one year expiring on midnight of the expiration date shown on the permit, unless revoked, suspended, or amended. There is no grace period except as provided for in paragraph (3) of this Rule.(3) Failure to renew a NCT permit prior to the permit's expiration shall result in expiration of the permit, except that a permit holder who has submitted a complete permit renewal application prior to the expiration of a permit and whose permit expiration date occurs while such application is pending shall be deemed to have a current and unexpired permit until the Department takes action with respect to the renewal application.(4) Except as provided for by law, any towing and storage firm whose permit has expired shall be required to obtain a new permit as provided for in this Subchapter before any such towing and storage firm engages in the practice of nonconsensual towing or holds itself out as being authorized to engage in the practice of nonconsensual towing on or over any public highway of the State of Georgia.(5) Except as otherwise authorized by the Department, towing and storage firms cannot renew an expired permit, but shall be required to complete another application under Rule 570-38-7-.03, except that a permit holder who has submitted a renewal application prior to the expiration of their permit shall be entitled to renewal of their permit by the Department even following the expiration of their permit so long as they are otherwise entitled to renewal under these Rules.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 570-38-7-.05
O.C.G.A. §§ 40-1-54; 44-1-13.
Original Rule entitled "NCT Permit Period and Expiration" adopted. F. Apr. 21, 2020; eff. May 11, 2020.