Motor Vehicle Registration/Tags

Locations:

Tax Commissioners Office

County Courthouse Complex

11 North Courthouse St

Pembroke, GA 31321

Tax Commissioners Office

Jack Kingston Building

185 Richard Davis Dr

Suite 101A

Richmond Hill, GA 31324

Registration/Tags Periods:

INDIVIDUALS: Your registration expires on your birthday not the end of your birth month.

BUSINESSES: Your registration expires on the last day of your registration month.

New residents to Bryan County must register vehicles within 30 days of establishing legal resident status.

You may renew your registration 30 days prior to your expiration date.

No out of state or third party checks accepted.

You may renew your auto tag or view other information on the Georgia Department of Revenue's website.

Georgia Deparment of Revenue (Link)

http://www.dor.ga.gov/

All penalties are by law and cannot be waived. To avoid penalties, renew as soon as possible after the beginning of the 30-day renewal period.

State Department of Driver Services (link)

http://www.dds.ga.gov/

Due Dates (New Homestead Filing Period See Below)

Real Property Taxes are due 60 days from the post-marked date on the tax bill. (Normally toward the end of the tax year)

Personal Property Taxes are due 60 days from the post-marked date on the tax bill. (Normally toward the end of the tax year)

Personal Property Mobile Homes Taxes are due No later than May 1st of each year.    

Real Property Tax Return period is from Jan 1 to April 1.

Personal Property Tax Return period is from Jan 1 to Jun 1.

Personal Property Mobile Home Return Period is from Jan 1 to Jun 1.

Homestead Exemption Filing period is from Jan 1 to March 1.

Original appeals must be filed within 45 days of the post-marked date on the assessment notice.

Cash

Personal Check

Cashiers Check

Money Orders

No out of state or third party checks accepted.

Or visit the site:

bryancounty.paycountytaxes.com

A ten percent penalty and interest will be applied to all Ad Valorem taxes not paid by the date due.

All penalties are by law and cannot be waived. To avoid penalties, insure taxes are paid prior to the due date.

Property tax bills for property under appeal, which has not been resolved by the tax bill mailing date, shall be issued a temporary bill for 85% of the currently assessed value. After resolution, the taxpayer will be issued an addition bill or a refund, which ever applies.

TAX Rates:

Millage rates are expressed in MILS (one thousandth of a dollar). A Millage rate of .001 is expressed as 1 MIL.

1 MIL is equal to $1 for every $1000 of assessed value. Assessed value is equal to 40% of the appraised value.

Example:

appraised value: 100,000

assessed value(100,000 x 0.4)= 40,000

tax due @ 1MIL $40

tax due @ 25 MILs (25x40) $1,000

Millage Rates:

2005 MILLAGE RATES

INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORATED

COUNTY   .023492

PEMBROKE        .022770   TOTAL  .030956 

RICHMOND HILL   .022492   TOTAL  .027316

COVE PAVING     .003098   TOTAL  .026590

JERICO PAVING   .004076   TOTAL  .027568

2004 MILLAGE RATES

INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORATED

STATE   .000250
COUNTY  .007631
SCHOOL  .015876
TOTAL   .023757

PEMBROKE        .008300   TOTAL  .032057
RICHMOND HILL   .004932   TOTAL  .028689
COVE PAVING     .003240   TOTAL  .026997
JERICO PAVING   .004350   TOTAL  .28107

HOMEOWNER'S TAX RELIEF GRANT

STATE  2.00
COUNTY 61.05
SCHOOL 127.01
TOTAL  190.06

2003 INCORPORATED & UNINCORPORATED

STATE             .00025
COUNTY         .00815
SCHOOL          .01699
TOTAL             .02539

PEMBROKE               .00672       TOTAL     .03211
RICHMOND HILL      .00513       TOTAL     .03052
COVE PAVING           .00453       TOTAL     .02992
JERICHO PAVING     .00527       TOTAL     .03066

HOMEOWNER'S TAX RELIEF CREDIT
$8000.00

STATE    2.00
COUNTY   65.20
SCHOOL   135.92
TOTAL    203.12