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Senior Exemption RENEwAL
If you have previously submitted for a Senior Exemption, you may be able to contact our call center to renew your application.
Please review the following before you attempt to renew over the phone.
Do you have the current mileage on your vehicle?
Do you have your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)?
Has your government issued ID expired?
Did you submit a proof of ownership document last year that would now be more than two years old?
Did you submit a title for your initial proof of ownership?
If you answered, No, to questions 1 or 2, you may still be able to reapply via the phone, once you verify your current mileage and obtain your VIN. Then you may call us at 1-800-449-2471.
If you answered yes to questions 3 or 4, you will need to reapply online, or visit one of our service center location, and submit updated documentation.
If you answered yes to question 5, you will need to reapply online, or visit one of our service center locations, and submit one of the following proof of ownership documents:
Copy of Georgia registration
Copy of the current year or last year’s Georgia renewal notice*
Copy of last year’s Georgia tag receipt
*Please be aware that the renewal notices that are sent by email, do not display the full VIN and will not be accepted. All proof of ownership documents must display the full VIN, the primary owner’s name, and an expiration date.
Need to Apply for a Senior Exemption Renewal, click here.
Senior Exemptions
You may qualify for a Senior Exemption if you meet all of the following requirements:
You are 65 years of age.
Your vehicle is 10 model years old or older. For 2025, this includes all 2015 and older model-year vehicles.
You do not drive the vehicle over 5,000 miles per year. The odometer must be functional in order to demonstrate the "under 5,000 miles/year" requirement.
You are the primary registered vehicle owner (your name is the first name listed on the vehicle title/registration).
You have proof of ownership of the vehicle (in the form of a copy of the vehicle’s Georgia registration or renewal notice, current or from last year). Any of these documents are acceptable as long as the vehicle identification number (VIN) is included.
If you have received a Senior Exemption before, it may be possible to renew by phone if the previous year's documents are up to date. To renew by phone, call 800.449.2471. Please have your mileage and vehicle identification number (VIN) ready.
❗ Please read the instructions below before applying for a Senior Exemption.
Do You qualify for a senior exemption?
Watch this brief video to learn the requirements.
How to Apply for a Senior Exemption
Senior Exemption Applications may be submitted electronically. Another option is to print the required forms. You may complete them and submit the forms in-person at any GCAF Customer Service Center or select metro Atlanta tag offices. The online and print versions are available in the Application section below.
A proxy may submit the completed Senior Exemption Application and necessary documentation for eligible seniors, however if submitting by proxy, the application must be signed by the proxy. The proxy must also submit a copy of his or her driver's license.
Required Documentation
GCAF only accepts documentation in English; documents in other languages will not be accepted. Additional information may be required in order to process the Senior Exemption.
The following documentation must be submitted when applying for a Senior Exemption:
1. Completed Senior Exemption Application
Copies of the following (scans, camera photos, etc., are acceptable but copies must be completely clear and readable):
2. Proof of age
Examples include a copy of your current GA driver’s license or passport.
Must include copy of proxy’s driver's license or current state ID, if applicable.
3. Proof of ownership of the vehicle
In the form of a copy of the vehicle’s Georgia registration or renewal notice, current or from last year, or the vehicle’s Georgia title). Any of these documents are acceptable as long as the vehicle identification number (VIN) number is included.
Next Steps
What Happens Next?
If you printed the application and completed it: please take it in to any GCAF Customer Service Center convenient to you.
If you submitted your application online:
You’re all set for now!
You should have received a confirmation number (waiver number) at the completion of your application that will allow you to follow up on your application.
Please allow eight to ten (8-10) business days for a response. Applications are processed in the order in which they are received.
If you did not receive a confirmation number, you may contact our call center at 1-800-449-2471 and give them the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). They will be able to look up your application and provide you with the confirmation number.
Once your application has processed, a service representative will call the primary owner’s phone to provide an update on the application’s status.
If no one answers the call, a voicemail will be left, if possible.
If an email address was provided, in addition to the phone call, we will also send an email explaining the application’s status from waivers@cleanairforce.com.
If you did not provide us an email address, then we will attempt one final call to update you.
After two attempts have been made (phone call and email or two phone calls), we will not make any further attempts to notify you of the application’s status.
Instead, you may contact our call center at 1-800-449-2471 to check your status after 10 business days have passed, since you submitted your application. Please have your VIN or confirmation number available.
NOTE: If the application packet is complete, it will be processed within eight to ten (8-10) business days. If the application packet does not contain all applicable documents required by the extension, exemption, or waiver, or the documents were not verifiable, the applicant will be notified, and the processing time will take longer. When the correct documentation is received, the processing time resets to the times outlined above. After 30 days of non-response/inactivity, applications lacking acceptable and required documentation will be deemed incomplete and closed by GCAF.
You’re Approved, Now What?
If the application is approved, the approval will immediately be sent electronically to the tag office to remove the emissions test hold on your vehicle.
You may now complete the registration of your vehicle by going online, utilizing a kiosk, or visiting your county tag office.
What about Testing My Vehicle?
Your vehicle will not need to be tested for the current registration renewal period. However, if you are still in need of an extension, exemption, or waiver, you will need to reapply and qualify under any new requirements each year.
For Out of Area applications only: Once the vehicle returns to Georgia, it must be taken for an emissions test.
Vehicles can be tested at any state-certified emissions station, not just at emission stations in your county of residence. You may find the nearest emissions testing station by visiting the GCAF website at www.cleanairforce.com.
Remember that vehicles can be tested well in advance if the vehicle will be out of the area at the time of the owner’s registration. A test is valid for 12 months or one registration renewal by the same owner.
If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact us using at 800.449.2471. Once you are past the language prompt, select option 4; then choose the topic that relates to your request. Please listen to all of the information provided with your request. For additional information, visit us at www.cleanairforce.com.
Thank you for helping Georgia breathe a little easier.
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