Vehicle Tag - Clayton County, Georgia (2024)

PUBLIC NOTICE

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR LOCAL KROGER KIOSKS

Additional online services are available at
https://dor.georgia.gov/motor-vehicles/drives-e-services

OUR TAG OFFICES ARE NOW OPEN LATE
ON MONDAYSAND TUESDAYS!!
BOTH TAGOFFICESWILL NOW BE OPEN
UNTIL 6 PM!

The Motor Vehicle Division
now offers Senior Wednesdays!!!

RENEW YOUR TAG AT A LOCAL KROGER KIOSK OR ONLINE

During this emergency closing of our Tag offices, although many services are not available during this time, you can renew your tag online athttps://dor.georgia.gov/motor-vehicles.

Additionally, we have 3 local self serve kiosks located inside the following Kroger locations in Clayton County so you can renew your tag:

Merchants Square Kroger
7125 GA Hwy 85
Riverdale, GA 30274
Sun-Sat 6AM-1AM

Lovejoy Village Kroger
10375 Tara Boulevard
Jonesboro, GA 30236
Sun-Sat 6AM-1AM

Kroger Lake City
5664 Jonesboro Rd
Lake City, GA 30260
(770) 960-9445

NOTE: You can also utilize a Kroger kiosk in ANY PARTICIPATING COUNTY in the state of Georgia to renew. Please see all the participating county kiosks throughout the state:https://dor.georgia.gov/mvd-self-service-tag-kiosk

For your convenience, Georgia DRIVES has launched various e-service options for your Motor Vehicle needs:

https://eservices.drives.ga.gov/_/#3

Memo to the Public:

If a registered vehicle is inoperable, or an owner chooses to cancel insurance for any reason, the owner must cancel the registrationFIRSTbefore canceling his/her insurance to avoid penalties from the State Department of Motor Vehicles. Voluntary Registration Cancellation forms (form MV-18J Affidavit)can be located at the following link:https://dor.georgia.gov/documents/form-mv-18j-application-voluntary-registration-cancellation

ADDRESS CHANGES

IF YOU CHANGE ADDRESSES:IN ORDER TO CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS AT THE CLAYTON COUNTY MVD, YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSEMUSTREFLECT YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS. PER GEORGIA STATE LAW, IF YOU CHANGE ADDRESSES, YOUR LICENSE MUST BE UPDATED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF MOVING (Georgia Code § 40-5-33).

Public Notice

New!!! Renew Your Tag at Kroger!

Credit/Debit Only!

The Clayton County Tag Office now has a self-service kiosk inside Kroger in Lovejoy located at 10375 Tara Blvd, Jonesboro, GA. This location’s hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. seven days a week. Kiosk is located near the registers at the front of the store. For additional kiosk locations throughout the state of Georgia to renew your tag, please click the link below.

Public Notice

The Main Tag Office and Satellite Tag Office normal hours of business are 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.These offices may close prior to 4:30 p.m., as needed, due to the volume of customers on any given day. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

Tag Office Locations

Main Tag Office– 121 South McDonough Street Jonesboro, GA 30236

Satellite Tag Office– 1510 Southlake Pkwy Morrow, GA 30260 (Next to Burlington Coat Factory)

Hours

For Both Offices
Monday through Friday – 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

These offices may close prior to 4:30 p.m., as needed, due to the volume of customers on any given day. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

PLEASE BE ADVISED

Failure to receive renewal registration DOES NOTrelieve obligation to purchase tags by your respective deadline.

This office is NOT responsible for renewal notices, tags, or decals lost in the mail.

Tags expire on vehicle owner’s birthday – Penalties subsequently apply.

Make Checks payable to “Clayton County Tax Commissioner”.

Personal checks must be imprinted with owner’s name and current Clayton County Address. Name and address on check and registration must be the same.

No out of state banks or credit union checks will be accepted.

Owner of vehicle must present a valid GA Driver’s License or GA State Issued ID to register and/or renew vehicle registration.

Ad Valorem Taxes are due each year on all vehicles, including non-operating vehicles, even if a tag or renewal decal is not being applied for.

If a vehicle isinoperableor an owner chooses to cancel insurance for any reason, the owner must also cancel the registration to avoid penalties from the State Department of Motor Vehicles. Voluntary registration cancellation forms can be located at the following link:https://dor.georgia.gov/documents/form-mv-18j-application-voluntary-registration-cancellation

Taxes cannot be computed by phone on Conversion Vans, Motor Homes, Trailers, Trucks or Tractors. Please bring your bill of sale to one of our locations to compute taxes.

“For the 2018 test season, all 1994 – 2015 model year gasoline-powered cars and light duty vehicles (8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight rating or less) registered in Clayton County require an emission inspection. The inspection station will give you a copy of your inspection report (please bring in or mail with your renewal application).”

A vehicle that is driven less than 5,000 miles per year, is 10 years old or olderandis owned by a person 65 years of age or older, may qualify for exemption. The Tag Office will issue a waiver. You must provide the current odometer reading. A waiver must be done every year.

For more information regarding emission testing, emission test locations, service center locations and waivers, please visitGeorgia’s Clean Air Force Website (GCAF)atwww.cleanairforce.com.

If the gross vehicle weight on a truck is 55,000 pounds or more, owner must submit proof that Federal Heavy Vehicle Use Tax has been paid. Form 2290 with schedule 1 attached must be stamped “Received” by IRS. The complete ID number of vehicle must be shown.

Penalties

All applications must be received by appropriate deadline or additional charges will apply as noted below on each application.

10% of tax amount or $5.00 minimum
$5.00 Tag Penalty

You have30 days from date of purchasein which to register your vehicle.

If registration is in more than one name, the first person listed is the birthday information we need. On leased vehicles, you now MUST register according to lessee’s birthday.

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