Can I get a Georgia License if My License is Suspended in Another State

No.  There is much confusion as to Georgia's role in the Interstate License Compact.  Georgia participates in the compact in every way but one: Georgia will start a person's license with no points if they come to Georgia with a valid license or clearance letter from their former licensing state. 

After researching online, many people learn that the State of Georgia will give them a driver's license free of points.  Most states import the number of points a person has from a former state to their new license.  Georgia gives people a clean slate; however, this causes people to think they can come here with a suspended or revoked license and get a Georgia driver's license.  They cannot. 

In all other ways, Georgia participates in the compact.  If a Georgia license holder gets a ticket in another state, it is reported to our Department of Driver Services, the ticket will appear on the MVR of that Georgia citizen. 

Also, if an out-of-state driver gets a ticket in Georgia, that citation will be reported to their home state. 

I am called several times a month asking if a person can get a Georgia driver's license.  We follow a very fair and sensible rule here: if you are allowed to drive from where you are coming from, you can drive here.  However, if they don't want you, why should we?