Form T-237 is the affidavit the Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, provides for a registered owner to relinquish a Georgia prestige, college/university commemorative or other special license plate. The person who will accept the plate completes and signs a section of the same form. The Henry County Tax Commissioner posts the PDF in its document center. On this page you can fill out the form online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF; the form is then taken to a county tag office, as described below.
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What is T-237?
Form T-237 is an affidavit of the Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, that a registered license plate owner uses to relinquish ownership of a Georgia prestige, college/university commemorative or other special license plate.
The form is built in three sections. Section A identifies the plate: you check PRESTIGE PLATE, COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY or OTHER SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE, then give the plate category and the plate number or combination. Section B records the registered owner or owners who are giving up the plate, and each of them signs a statement that they relinquish ownership of the plate described in Section A. Section C records the person or people accepting the plate, who sign an acknowledgment of their own.
The acknowledgment in Section C explains the effect on the new owner: registration fees and ad valorem tax decisions are made based on the new owner's registration period, not the registration period of the previous owner. It also states that the plate cannot be relinquished until the registration period of the new owner or owners.
The form's full title says it covers plates "Not Requiring Special Qualification". The Georgia Department of Revenue issues the form; the Henry County Tax Commissioner makes a copy available on its website. The printed revision is Revised 5-2017.
Who needs to file T-237?
The main user is a registered owner of a Georgia prestige, college/university commemorative or other special license plate who wants to relinquish ownership of it. The form says it is to be used by the registered license plate owner.
The second group is the person or people who will accept the plate. They are not bystanders: Section C of the same affidavit is theirs, and they must give their full legal name, mailing address and driver's license number and sign it. By signing, they confirm they understand that registration fees and ad valorem tax decisions follow their own registration period.
Where a plate has two registered owners, the form has a primary and a secondary owner line in Section B, each with a driver's license number, signature and date. Section C has the same pair of lines for the people accepting the plate.
The form is not a general plate-transfer or registration application. It covers prestige, college/university commemorative and other special plates, and its title limits it to plates not requiring special qualification. The form names no representative who may sign for an owner.
When to file T-237
Complete Form T-237 when a registered owner is relinquishing a special Georgia license plate to a person who will accept it. The form prints no filing deadline of its own.
The new owner's acknowledgment in Section C states that the plate cannot be relinquished until the registration period of the new owner or owners, and that registration fees and ad valorem tax decisions will be based on the new owner's registration period. Check with the county tag office that will receive the affidavit about timing for your situation. The form directs that it be submitted to the county tag office in the county where the person accepting the plate resides.
How to fill out T-237
Check the plate type in Section A
Check one box under Section A: PRESTIGE PLATE, COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY or OTHER SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE.
Enter plate category and number
Write the plate category on the Plate Category line and enter the license plate number or combination, as Section A asks.
Enter the relinquishing owner's name
In Section B, give the primary owner's full legal name (first name, middle initial, last name, suffix). Add the secondary owner's full legal name if there is one.
Enter the owner's address
Fill in the Section B mailing address: street number, street name, apartment or suite number, city, state, ZIP code and county. The street address block should contain the registrant's physical address.
Sign Section B
Each relinquishing owner enters a driver's license number, signs and dates (MM/DD/YYYY pattern shown on the form) under the statement that they relinquish ownership of the plate described in Section A.
Enter who is accepting the plate
In Section C, give the full legal name of the primary person accepting the plate, and of a secondary person if there is one.
Enter the accepting person's address
Fill in the Section C mailing address: street number, street name, apartment or suite number, city, state, ZIP code and county.
Sign Section C
Each accepting person reads the acknowledgment about registration fees, ad valorem tax decisions and the new owner's registration period, then enters a driver's license number, signs and dates.
Review and download the completed PDF
Check that all three sections are complete and every signature and date is in place. Download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF and take it to the county tag office described under How to submit.
How to submit T-237
Submit the completed affidavit to the county tag office in the county where the person accepting the license plate resides. The form is not filed with the county of the previous owner unless the accepting person lives there.
- County tag office: the form refers you to http://dor.georgia.gov to locate the county tag office for your county of residence. For questions, the form points to http://dor.georgia.gov/motor-vehicles.
- Before you submit: make sure Sections A, B and C are complete. The form says it must be completed in its entirety, legibly printed in blue or black ink or typed, and each owner must sign and date in the spaces provided.
- Where the PDF comes from: the Henry County Tax Commissioner posts the form at its document center; the form itself is issued by the Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division.
The form names no mailing address, portal or appointment rule, so confirm with the county tag office how it accepts the affidavit. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Leaving any part of the affidavit blank; the form says it must be completed in its entirety.
- Filling it out in pencil or another ink color; the form requires legible printing in blue or black ink, or typing.
- Skipping the plate-type box in Section A or leaving out the plate category and number or combination.
- Entering a P.O. box in the Section B street address block; the form says it should contain the registrant's physical address.
- Submitting the form without signatures and dates from the owner(s) in Section B or the accepting person(s) in Section C.
- Taking the form to the wrong county; it goes to the county tag office in the county where the person accepting the plate resides.
- Assuming the new owner's fees follow the previous owner's registration period; the form says they follow the new owner's.
Frequently asked questions
What is Form T-237 used for?
Form T-237 is the Georgia Department of Revenue affidavit a registered owner uses to relinquish ownership of a Georgia prestige, college/university commemorative or other special license plate, with the accepting person's details and signature in Section C.
Where do I submit Form T-237?
Submit it to the county tag office in the county where the person accepting the license plate resides. The form directs you to http://dor.georgia.gov to find the county tag office for that county.
Who has to sign Form T-237?
The registered owner or owners sign Section B, and the person or people accepting the plate sign Section C. Each signer also enters a driver's license number and a date next to the signature.
Can I fill out Form T-237 online?
Yes. You can complete the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is independent, does not file the affidavit and is not connected to the agency; you deliver it to the county tag office yourself.
Does the new owner pay fees based on the old owner's registration?
No. Section C states that registration fees and ad valorem tax decisions are made based on the new owner's registration period, not the previous owner's. Accepting persons sign to confirm they understand this.
Do I have to use blue or black ink on Form T-237?
Yes, if you complete it by hand. The form says it must be completed in its entirety, legibly printed in blue or black ink or typed.
Why is a Georgia plate form on the Henry County Tax Commissioner's site?
The Henry County Tax Commissioner posts the PDF in its document center, but the form is issued by the Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division. It is a motor vehicle affidavit for license plates, not a form specific to Henry County.
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