County officials should follow state law, whether they like it or not: Counties find loopholes to issue license plates to illegal immigrants.
From the AJC:
Illegal immigrants can still get a license plate in Fulton County despite a state law that tightened access to tags.
The year-old law has made it very difficult for immigrants without visas to register cars in most counties because they need a Georgia driver's license first. To get a license, they must show a valid visa.
Fulton has interpreted the state law differently, leading to more lenient requirements.
"We're not interested in knowing whether they're illegal or not," Fulton County Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner Angie Lewis said. "That's not our role. We're registering cars."
Tax commissioners in four metro counties have different interpretations of the law, known as Senate Bill 38, which went into effect July 1, 2007. Cobb, Gwinnett and DeKalb counties have interpreted the law to mean there's no getting around the need for a Georgia license.
Still, there are loopholes.
Illegal immigrants can still get a license plate in Fulton County despite a state law that tightened access to tags.
The year-old law has made it very difficult for immigrants without visas to register cars in most counties because they need a Georgia driver's license first. To get a license, they must show a valid visa.
Fulton has interpreted the state law differently, leading to more lenient requirements.
"We're not interested in knowing whether they're illegal or not," Fulton County Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner Angie Lewis said. "That's not our role. We're registering cars."
Tax commissioners in four metro counties have different interpretations of the law, known as Senate Bill 38, which went into effect July 1, 2007. Cobb, Gwinnett and DeKalb counties have interpreted the law to mean there's no getting around the need for a Georgia license.
Still, there are loopholes.
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