Georgia
For Georgia, counties where testing is required is 13-county Atlanta Metropolitan Area (Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding or Rockdale); vehicles covered / exempt is gasoline-powered passenger vehicles registered in the 13-county Atlanta Metropolitan Area; program / authority is Georgia’s Clean Air Force, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- Georgia our reading
- Counties where testing is required
- 13-county Atlanta Metropolitan Area (Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding or Rockdale) verified
- Vehicles covered / exempt
- gasoline-powered passenger vehicles registered in the 13-county Atlanta Metropolitan Area verified
- Program / authority
- Georgia’s Clean Air Force verified
- How often
- tested every year prior to its registration date (the vehicle owner’s birthday) per cleanairforce.com
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Georgia has a vehicle emissions testing program that covers gasoline-powered passenger vehicles registered in the 13-county Atlanta Metropolitan Area (Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding or Rockdale). The program is required by the Clean Air Act and administered by our Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) unit.
— epd.georgia.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Vehicles covered / exempt
epd.georgia.gov says vehicles covered / exempt is gasoline-powered passenger vehicles registered in the 13-county Atlanta Metropolitan Area, as of 2026-08-18.
Georgia has a vehicle emissions testing program that covers gasoline-powered passenger vehicles registered in the 13-county Atlanta Metropolitan Area (Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding or Rockdale). The program is required by the Clean Air Act and administered by our Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) unit.
cleanairforce.com says vehicles covered / exempt is For registration in 2026, the three most recent model years are exempt from emissions testing, which includes 2024 or newer model year vehicles, as of 2026-08-18.
Your vehicle must be tested every year prior to its registration date (the vehicle owner’s birthday). For registration in 2026, the three most recent model years are exempt from emissions testing, which includes 2024 or newer model year vehicles.
https://cleanairforce.com/frequently-asked-questions
Program / authority
epd.georgia.gov says program / authority is Georgia’s Clean Air Force, as of 2026-08-18.
Georgia has a vehicle emissions testing program that covers gasoline-powered passenger vehicles registered in the 13-county Atlanta Metropolitan Area (Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding or Rockdale). The program is required by the Clean Air Act and administered by our Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) unit.
cleanairforce.com says program / authority is Georgia's Clean Air Force, as of 2026-08-18.
Your vehicle must be tested every year prior to its registration date (the vehicle owner’s birthday). For registration in 2026, the three most recent model years are exempt from emissions testing, which includes 2024 or newer model year vehicles.
Sources
- epd.georgia.govhttps://epd.georgia.gov/air-protection-branch/air-branch-programs/mobile-and-area-sources-program/inspection-and
- cleanairforce.comhttps://cleanairforce.com/frequently-asked-questions