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GA Code § 40-14-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 14 - Use of Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras|Article 2 - Speed Detection Devices|§ 40-14-17. Laser Devices; Reliability and Admissibility of Evidence

 Evidence of speed based on a speed detection device using the speed timing principle of laser which is of a model that has been approved by the Department of Public Safety shall be considered scientifically acceptable and reliable as a speed detection device and shall be admissible for all purposes in any court, judicial, or administrative proceedings in this state. A certified copy of the Department of Public Safety list of approved models of such laser devices shall be self-authenticating and shall be admissible for all purposes in any court, judicial, or administrative proceedings in this state.    (Code 1981, §40-14-17, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 5, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For annual survey article discussing developments in the law of evidence, see 51 Mercer L. Rev. 279 (1999).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Admissibility of evidence.    - When the state introduced, without objection, a certified Department of Public Safety order listing the approved models of laser detection devices, and that list included the device used to measure the defendant's speed, the evidence of speed based on that device was considered to be scientifically acceptable and reliable. Van Nort v. State, 250 Ga. App. 7, 550 S.E.2d 111 (2001).    Although the state failed to provide a proper foundation for the introduction of laser detection evidence, other evidence at trial was sufficient to sustain the defendant's conviction for speeding because the police officer who observed the defendant's vehicle testified that the vehicle was traveling at an "obvious high rate of speed" and faster than the speed limit. In the Interest of J.D.S., 273 Ga. App. 576, 615 S.E.2d 627 (2005).    Trial court did not commit plain error in admitting the laser-speed-detection-device evidence because the state complied with O.C.G.A. § 40-14-17 by the arresting officer testifying as to certification to use the devices, that the police department had approved the devices for use, as well as having provided lengthy testimony regarding familiarity with calibrating the device and that the device used was calibrated at the start of the officer's shift. Lafavor v. State, 334 Ga. App. 125, 778 S.E.2d 377 (2015).    Laser-speed-detection-device evidence was not necessary because the officer's estimate that the defendant was exceeding the speed limit was sufficient to sustain the defendant's conviction. Lafavor v. State, 334 Ga. App. 125, 778 S.E.2d 377 (2015).    Cited in Brown v. State, 351 Ga. App. 808, 833 S.E.2d 302 (2019).
GA Code § 40-14-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 14 - Use of Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras|Article 3 - Red Light Cameras|§ 40-14-20. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Governing authority" means any county, municipality, or consolidated government.   "Recorded images" has the meaning provided in subparagraph (f)(1)(B) of Code Section 40-6-20.   "Traffic-control signal monitoring device" has the meaning provided in subparagraph (f)(1)(C) of Code Section 40-6-20.     (Code 1981, §40-14-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 770, § 4; Ga. L. 2008, p. 1184, § 3/HB 77.)
GA Code § 40-14-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 14 - Use of Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras|Article 3 - Red Light Cameras|§ 40-14-22. Timing of Traffic-Control Signals Utilizing Monitoring Devices

 The timing of any traffic-control signal which is being monitored by a traffic-control signal monitoring device shall conform to regulations promulgated by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Code Section 32-6-50. The duration of the yellow or red light of any traffic-control device at which a traffic-control signal monitoring device is installed shall not be decreased prior to the installation of a device or during the time for which the device is operated. The Department of Transportation shall establish minimal yellow light change interval times for traffic-control devices at intersections where a traffic-control signal monitoring device is utilized. The minimal yellow light change interval time shall be established in accordance with nationally recognized engineering standards, and any such established time shall not be less than the recognized national standard plus one additional second. Each governing authority using a traffic-control signal monitoring device shall at its own expense test the device for accuracy at regular intervals and record and maintain the results of each test. Such test results shall be public records subject to inspection as provided by Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50. Each such test shall be made in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended procedure. Any such device not meeting the manufacturer's minimum accuracy requirements shall be removed from service and thereafter shall not be used by the governing authority, nor shall any charges for violations based on evidence from such device be made by a law enforcement agency, until such device has been serviced and calibrated at the expense of the governing authority by a qualified technician.    (Code 1981, §40-14-22, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 770, § 4; Ga. L. 2008, p. 1184, § 5/HB 77.)
GA Code § 40-14-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 14 - Use of Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras|Article 3 - Red Light Cameras|§ 40-14-23. Use of Signs to Notify Motorists of Traffic-Control Signal Monitoring Devices

 Each governing authority using traffic-control signal monitoring devices shall erect signs on every highway which comprises a part of the state highway system at that point on the highway which intersects the jurisdictional limits of the governing authority. A sign shall be erected also by such entity on each public road on the approach to the next traffic-control signal for such road when a traffic-control signal monitoring device is monitoring such next signal for such road and signs shall also be erected at any other location required by the Department of Transportation. Such signs shall be of a design specified by the Department of Transportation in accordance with nationally recognized standards.    (Code 1981, §40-14-23, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 770, § 4; Ga. L. 2008, p. 1184, § 6/HB 77.)
GA Code § 40-14-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 14 - Use of Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras|Article 3 - Red Light Cameras|§ 40-14-24. Reports on Traffic-Control Signal Monitoring Device Use

  Each governing authority using any traffic-control signal monitoring device shall submit not later than February 1 of each year a report on such use during the preceding calendar year to the Department of Transportation. Such report shall include, without limitation:   A description of the locations where traffic-control signal monitoring devices were used;   The number of violations recorded at each location and in the aggregate on a monthly basis;   The total number of citations issued;   The number of civil monetary penalties and total amount of such penalties paid after citation without contest;   The number of violations adjudicated and results of such adjudications, including a breakdown of dispositions made;   The total amount of civil monetary penalties paid; and   The quality of the adjudication process and its results.     If any governing authority fails to provide the report provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section all revenues generated from the operation of any traffic-control signal monitoring device from the date the report was due shall be forwarded to the general fund of the state. The governing authority shall not be entitled to retain any revenue until the annual report is filed and accepted by the Department of Transportation.   The Department of Transportation shall forward copies of all reports to the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker of the House by March 1 of each year. The department shall also forward to the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker of the House a complete list of all traffic-control signal monitoring devices currently in use.     (Code 1981, §40-14-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 770, § 4; Ga. L. 2003, p. 597, § 4; Ga. L. 2008, p. 1184, § 7/HB 77.)
GA Code § 40-14-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 14 - Use of Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras|Article 3 - Red Light Cameras|§ 40-14-25. Complaints About Traffic-Control Signal Monitoring Devices; Rebuttable Presumption; Remission of Revenues

  Complaints surrounding the use and operation of traffic-control signal monitoring devices by governing authorities, including the use by a governing authority for any purpose other than the promotion of the public health, welfare, and safety or in a manner which violates this article or violates its operating permit, may be made to the commissioner of transportation. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is authorized to conduct an investigation into the acts and practices of the governing authority with respect to the use of traffic-control signal monitoring devices. If, as a result of this investigation, there is evidence to substantiate a violation of this article or the rules and regulations of the Department of Transportation, the department may take any action deemed necessary to prevent further misconduct or violations, including denying an application for a permit or suspension or revocation of a permit.   There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a governing authority is using traffic-control signal monitoring devices for purposes other than the promotion of the public health, welfare, and safety if such devices are used by a governing authority without a valid permit issued by the Department of Transportation or in violation of any requirement of this article or the rules and regulations of the department.   Where a violation of this article by a governing authority or any law enforcement agency enforcing the use of traffic-control signal monitoring devices on behalf of such governing authority is substantiated, the Department of Transportation may order that revenues generated from the use of traffic-control signal monitoring devices during the time of such violation or misconduct shall be remitted to the state's general fund. The department's order to remit funds shall be a continuous order until the violation is corrected by the governing authority as determined by the department. Any governing authority failing to abide by such order shall be liable for interest and costs, including reasonable attorney fees, incurred in the enforcement of the order. Jurisdiction for enforcing the department's order shall be in the Superior Court of Fulton County.     (Code 1981, §40-14-25, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1184, § 8/HB 77; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 40/SB 46.)
GA Code § 40-14-26 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 14 - Use of Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras|Article 3 - Red Light Cameras|§ 40-14-26. Revoking Traffic-Control Signal Monitoring Device Permit; Hearing; Reconsideration

  Upon issuance by the commissioner of transportation of an order denying an application for or suspending or revoking a traffic-control signal monitoring device permit, the governing authority affected shall be afforded a hearing, to be held within 30 days of the effective date of the order. The hearing shall be held before the commissioner of the department or his or her designee, and, within 30 days following the hearing, the governing authority affected shall be served with a written decision announcing whether the permit shall remain denied, suspended, or revoked or whether it shall be granted or reinstated.   Only after the expiration of three years following the revocation of a traffic-control signal monitoring device permit shall the governing authority make application, upon a change of circumstances being shown, to the commissioner of transportation for a reconsideration of whether the governing authority should be permitted to use traffic-control signal monitoring devices.     (Code 1981, §40-14-26, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1184, § 8/HB 77; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 40/SB 46.)
GA Code § 42-1-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Inmate Policies|§ 42-1-2. Reward for Information Leading to Capture of Escaped Inmate of Penal Institution Under Jurisdiction of Board of Corrections

  Any person, other than a law enforcement officer, who furnishes information leading to the capture of an escaped inmate from a penal institution under the jurisdiction of the Board of Corrections may receive a reward of up to $200.00 which shall be payable at the time the escaped inmate is returned to the custody of the Board of Corrections. The commissioner of corrections, at his discretion, may pay the reward to any person from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Corrections.   When more than one person furnishes information which would entitle them to receive the rewards pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section, the reward shall be paid to the first person furnishing the information; and, if more than one person furnishes the information at the same time, the reward shall be prorated among all persons furnishing such information.    (Code 1933, § 27-101.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 574, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 42; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 42; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Criminal penalties relating to escape of persons from lawful custody, §§ 16-10-52 and16-10-53.    Reward for detection or apprehension of person committing felony, for information leading to identification of person who murders law enforcement officer, §§ 45-12-35 through45-12-37.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 67 Am. Jur. 2d, Rewards, §§ 9-13, 26, 30-32.   21B Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Rewards, § 2.   ALR.    - Construction of statute authorizing public authorities to offer rewards for arrest and conviction of persons guilty of crime, 86 A.L.R. 579.   Right to reward of furnisher of information leading to arrest and conviction of offenders, 100 A.L.R.2d 573.   Validity, construction, and application of statutes regulating bail bond business, 13 A.L.R.3d 618.   Knowledge of reward as condition of right thereto, 86 A.L.R.3d 1142.   Validity, construction, and application of state statutory requirement that person convicted of sexual offense in other jurisdiction register or be classified as sexual offender in forum state, 34 A.L.R.6th 171.
GA Code § 42-1-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Inmate Policies|§ 42-1-3. Defendant Sentenced to Death or Life Imprisonment Not to Be Made Trusty During Time Case on Appeal; Manner of Confinement of Defendant

 Any defendant who has been convicted of a felony and sentenced to death or life imprisonment shall not be made a trusty at any penal institution or facility in this state during the time that his case is on appeal. The defendant shall be confined in the same manner as other prisoners.   (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1429, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Death penalty generally, § 17-10-30 et seq.
GA Code § 42-1-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Inmate Policies|§ 42-1-6. Injury or Contact by Inmate Presenting Possible Threat of Transmission of Communicable Disease

 If any inmate of any state or county correctional institution, county or municipal jail, or other similar facility, while such inmate is in custody or in the process of being taken into custody, injures or has injured or contacts or has contacted a law enforcement officer, correctional officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, or other person in such a manner as to present a possible threat of transmission of a communicable disease to the person so injured or contacted, then the warden, jailer, or other official having charge of such inmate may take all reasonable steps to determine whether the inmate has a communicable disease capable of being transmitted by the injury or contact involved. Such steps may include, but shall not be limited to, any appropriate medical examination of or collection of medical specimens from the inmate. In the event an inmate refuses to cooperate in any such procedures, the warden, jailer, or other official may apply to the superior court of the county for an order authorizing the use of any degree of force reasonably necessary to complete such procedures. Upon a showing of probable cause that the injury presents the threat of transmission of a communicable disease, the court shall issue an order authorizing the petitioner to use reasonable measures to perform any medical procedures reasonably necessary to ascertain whether a communicable disease has been transmitted. In addition to any other grounds sufficient to show probable cause for the issuance of such an order, such probable cause may be conclusively established by evidence of the injury or contact in question and a statement by a licensed physician that the nature of the injury or contact is such as to present a threat of transmission of a communicable disease if the inmate has such a disease. The cost of any procedures carried out under this Code section shall be borne by the jurisdiction having custody of the inmate.    (Code 1981, §42-1-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1446, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 660, § 4; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1259, § 11.)
GA Code § 42-1-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Inmate Policies|§ 42-1-7. Notification to Transporting Law Enforcement Agency of Inmate's or Patient's Infectious or Communicable Disease

  For the purposes of this Code section, the term "infectious or communicable disease" shall include infectious hepatitis, tuberculosis, influenza, measles, chicken pox, meningitis, HIV as defined in Code Section 31-22-9.1, or any sexually transmitted disease enumerated in Code Section 31-17-1.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any state or county correctional institution, municipal or county detention facility, or any facility as defined in Code Section 37-3-1 shall notify any state or local law enforcement agency required to transport an inmate or patient if such inmate or patient has been diagnosed as having an infectious or communicable disease. Notification shall be limited to the fact that such inmate or patient has an infectious or communicable disease and whether such disease is airborne or transmissible by blood or other body fluids; provided, however, that the specific disease shall not be disclosed. The Department of Public Health shall provide a guide for appropriate precautions to be taken by any person or persons transporting such inmate or patient and shall develop a form to be used for the purpose of ensuring that such precautions are taken.   Information released or obtained pursuant to this Code section shall be privileged and confidential and shall only be released or obtained by the institutions, facilities, or agencies who are parties to the transportation of the patient or inmate.Any person making an unauthorized disclosure of such information shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.     (Code 1981, §42-1-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1319, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214; Ga. L. 2020, p. 55, § 8/SB 372.)    The 2020 amendment,  effective July 1, 2020, substituted "sexually transmitted" for "venereal" in subsection (a).   Code Commission notes.   - Ga. L. 1991, p. 1319, § 1, Ga. L. 1991, p. 1348, § 1, and Ga. L. 1991, p. 1352, § 1, all purport to enact Code Section 42-1-7. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, Ga. L. 1991, p. 1348, § 1, has been renumbered as Code Section 42-1-8 and Ga. L. 1991, p. 1352, § 1, has been renumbered as Code Section 42-1-9.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).
GA Code § 42-1-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Inmate Policies|§ 42-1-10. Preliminary Urine Screen Drug Tests

  Any community supervision officer of the Department of Community Supervision or official or employee of the Department of Corrections who supervises any person covered under the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (7) of this subsection shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 22 of Title 31 for the limited purposes of administering a preliminary urine screen drug test to any person who is:   Incarcerated;   Released as a condition of probation for a felony or misdemeanor;   Released as a condition of conditional release;   Released as a condition of parole;   Released as a condition of provisional release;   Released as a condition of pretrial release; or   Released as a condition of control release.     The Department of Corrections, Department of Community Supervision, and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall develop a procedure for the performance of preliminary urine screen drug tests in accordance with the manufacturer's standards for certification. Community supervision officers of the Department of Community Supervision or officials or employees of the Department of Corrections who are supervisors of any person covered under paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be authorized to perform preliminary urine screen drug tests in accordance with such procedure. Such procedure shall include instructions as to a confirmatory test by a clinical laboratory certified by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services where necessary.     (Code 1981, §42-1-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3234, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-63/HB 310; Ga. L. 2021, p. 472, § 3/HB 93.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted "community supervision officer of the Department of Community Supervision or" for "probation officer, parole officer, or other" near the beginning of the introductory paragraph of subsection (a); in subsection (b), inserted ", Department of Community Supervision," near the beginning of the first sentence, and substituted "Community supervision officers of the Department of Community Supervision or" for "Probation officers, parole officers, or other" at the beginning of the second sentence. See Editor's notes for applicability.    The 2021 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, substituted "test by a clinical laboratory certified by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services" for "test by a licensed clinical laboratory" in the middle of the third sentence of subsection (b).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall become effective July 1, 2015, and shall apply to sentences entered on or after such date."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 231 (2015).