Your Birthday	Your Registration Period
July 8	June 9 - July 8

Business or Business Lessees’ Registration Periods - Counties With Year-Round Registration

If your business name* begins with the following alpha character, your registration period would be the month listed to the right of the alpha character shown below: Example: If your name is Mack's Florist, your registration period would be the month of July.

A or B January
C or D February
E or F March
G or H April
I or J May
K or L June
M or N July << In the example given, the primary owner's first name begins with an 'M" and their registration would be the month of July.
O or P August
Q or R September
S or T October
U, V or W November
X, Y, or Z December

*The first alpha character of the business name that appears first on your vehicle's title and/or tag registration certificate (tag receipt) determines the month designated as your registration period.

Registration Period For Vehicles Weighing Over 26,000 Pounds (Non-IRP) and Trucks Transporting Forest Products*

For these type vehicles, your registration period is: December 1 through February 15

*Vehicles operating interstate in this category must obtain an apportioned license plate. Apportioned license plates are issued by this Department's International Registration Plan (IRP) of the Motor Vehicle Division. Click here for the registration periods for IRP vehicles.

Definition:

Forest products are products such as pulpwood, pulpwood chips, logs, raw gum, fuel wood, bark, pine straw, pinecones, and other unprocessed products of the forest.   It does not include lumber, which is a manufactured product, or any other product manufactured or distilled from the trees of the forest.                                       

For Individuals and Individual Lessees (Not Businesses)

If you live in Talbot county (the only county with a four-month staggered registration system), your registration period would be as follows: The timeframe (month) shown below to the right of the applicable month in which your birthday* falls is your registration period. Example: If your birthday (the primary owner - owner shown first on your vehicle's title and/or tag registration certificate) is February 4, your registration period would be February 1 through February 29.**

January, February or March - January 1 thorough January 31

April, May or June - February 1 through February 29*

July, August or September - March 1 through March 31

October, November, or December - April 1 through April 30

*The birthday of the owner whose name appears first on your vehicle's title or tag receipt, when the vehicle does not require a Georgia title.

**Deadline will be February 29 in a Leap Year.

Businesses, Business Lessees or Entities (not individuals) Located in Talbot County

If your business name* begins with:    A, B, C, or D

Your registration period is:     January 1 through January 31

If your business name* begins with: E, F,G, H, I, J, or K

Your registration period is: February 1 – February 28 (February 29 in a Leap Year)

If your business name* beings with: L, M, N, O, P, Q or R

Your registration period is: March 1 – March 31

If your business name* begins with: S, T, U, V, W, X, Y or Z

Your registration period is: April 1 – April 30*

Using the above chart, the first alpha character of the business name that appears first on your vehicle's title and tag receipt determines your registration period.

Penalties

In addition to the regular annual license plate registration fee, any ad valorem taxes due, any fees associated with a special license plate, and the $1.00 mailing fee (if your tag or decal is to be mailed to you), the following penalties will be assessed if you fail to renew your vehicle's license plate during your registration period.

• 25% of the license plate fee
• 10% of the ad valorem tax

Click here for the registration periods for commercial vehicles registered under the International Registration Plan (IRP).