Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 560-11-9-.04 — Issuance of Permits; Display of Decals

(1) Each year every owner of a mobile home subject to taxation under Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated shall on or before April 1 and at the time of returning such mobile home for taxation, pay all taxes due to the tax commissioner on such mobile home and obtain a mobile home location permit. (2) The tax commissioner shall not issue such location permit until all outstanding taxes due on the mobile home, including delinquent taxes, interest and penalties, are paid. (3) The tax commissioner shall give the taxpayer a decal as evidence of the payment of all outstanding taxes and the issuance of a mobile home location permit. (a) The mobile home decal shall be in the color and form prescribed each year by the Commissioner and shall reflect the county of issuance and the calendar year for which the permit is issued. (b) The mobile home decal shall be attached to the mobile home of the owner immediately after receiving it from the tax commissioner. The local governing authority may by local ordinance provide for a uniform manner of displaying such decal that facilitates the enforcement of this Regulation. In the absence of such an ordinance, the decal shall be prominently displayed on the mobile home in a manner that makes it clearly visible to appraisal officials that come on the premises to inspect the mobile home. (4) Any person acquiring a mobile home after January 1 of each year shall obtain from the tax commissioner a mobile home location permit by April 1 or within 45 days of acquisition, whichever occurs later, upon satisfactory evidence that all outstanding taxes due on the mobile home, including delinquent taxes, interest and penalties, if any, have been paid. (5) Each year every owner of a mobile home situated in this state on January 1 which is not subject to taxation under Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, by virtue of its qualifying the owner for a homestead exemption or if acquired from a dealer after January 1, shall nevertheless obtain a mobile home decal from the tax commissioner by April 1, or within 45 days of acquisition, whichever occurs later. The decal shall be designed, attached and displayed as provided in this Regulation. Cite as Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-11-9-.04 Authority: O.C.G.A. Secs. 48-2-12 , 48-5-440 through 48-5-442 , 48-5-444 through 48-5-448 , 48-5-450 , 48-5-451 , 48-5-490 , 48-5-492 through 48-5-495 . History. Original Rule entitled "Issuance of Permits; Display of Decals" adopted. F. Dec. 5, 1997; eff. Dec. 25, 1997. Amended: F. May 3, 2000; eff. May 23, 2000. Amended: F. Jan. 4, 2016; eff. Jan. 24, 2016.