Licensing and vision — Georgia Permit Test

Licensing and vision on the Georgia permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Georgia law requires anybody who wants to drive on the roads of the state to get a Georgia license or permit within 30 days of becoming a resident.

A license from somewhere else stops covering you once Georgia counts you as living here.

Georgia law requires that any person wanting to operate a motor vehicle on the roadways of this state obtain a Georgia driver's License or permit within 30 days of becoming a resident.

Georgia Driver's Manual, p.11

The minimum vision Georgia accepts for a noncommercial license is 20/60 in one eye, with or without corrective lenses.

One eye is enough to read a sign, and the standard is set at what a sign has to be read from.

The minimum acceptable vision for a noncommercial license is 20/60 in one eye

Georgia Driver's Manual, p.13

Georgia also requires a horizontal field of vision of at least 140 degrees for a noncommercial license.

The field is what lets you see a car coming from the side without turning your head to find it.

and a horizontal field of vision of at least 140 degrees

Georgia Driver's Manual, p.13

A Georgia customer aged 64 or over has to pass a vision screening every eight years.

Sight changes slowly enough that nobody notices it themselves, which is what the screening is for.

Customers age 64 and over must successfully complete a vision screening every eight years.

Georgia Driver's Manual, p.13

On the test

How long after becoming a Georgia resident must you get a Georgia license?

Within 30 days. A license from somewhere else stops covering you once Georgia counts you as living here. Georgia Driver's Manual, p.11: “Georgia law requires that any person wanting to operate a motor vehicle on the roadways of this state obtain a Georgia driver's License or permit within 30 days of becoming a resident.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Georgia Driver's Manual, published by the Georgia Department of Driver Services, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-18.