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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 14 - EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 40-6-370 — 40-6-376) › Section 40-6-370 - Uniform state-wide application of chapter

The provisions of this chapter and the definitions contained in Code Section
40-1-1
shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all counties and municipalities therein, and no local authority shall enact or enforce any ordinance on a matter covered by the provisions of this chapter except as expressly authorized in Code Sections
40-6-371
and
40-6-372
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 14 - EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 40-6-370 — 40-6-376) › Section 40-6-372 - Adoption of chapter by local authorities

Local authorities by ordinance may adopt by reference any or all provisions of this chapter or of Code Section
40-1-1
without publishing or posting in full the provisions thereof.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 14 - EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 40-6-370 — 40-6-376) › Section 40-6-373 - Effect of future changes in chapter

A future amendment or repeal of a provision of this chapter or of Code Section
40-1-1
shall so amend or repeal the pertinent provision, if any, of the original ordinance adopted by a local authority pursuant to the authority of Code Section
40-6-372
without any action by such local authority being required.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 14 - EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 40-6-370 — 40-6-376) › Section 40-6-374 - Form of adopting ordinance

Local authorities shall use the following wording or similar wording in adopting by reference the provisions of this chapter or the definitions contained in Code Section
40-1-1
:
(Municipality or County) of __________________
Ordinance __________________ number
An ordinance adopting the Georgia Uniform Rules of the Road, Code Sections [ __________________ to __________________ (except for Code Sections __________________ )] of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, to regulate traffic upon the public streets of the (Municipality or County) of __________________ and repealing ordinance number __________________ and all other ordinances and sections of ordinances in conflict herewith.
It is ordained by __________________ as follows:
Section 1.
Adoption by reference. Pursuant to Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Code Sections
40-6-372
through
40-6-376
, Code Sections [ __________________ to __________________ (except for Code Sections __________________ )] of that chapter known as the Uniform Rules of the Road and the definitions contained in Code Section
40-1-1
are hereby adopted as and for the traffic regulations of this (Municipality or County) with like effect as if recited herein.
Section 2.
Penalties. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by law, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than __________________ dollars or by imprisonment for not more than __________________ days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 3.
Repeal. The (existing ordinances covering the same matters as embraced in this ordinance) are hereby repealed and all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4.
Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect from and after the __________________ day of __________________, __________________.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 14 - EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 40-6-370 — 40-6-376) › Section 40-6-375 - Citations for violations

It shall be sufficient in citing a violation of a provision of this chapter to refer to the ordinance number of the enacting ordinance, provided that the citation form used is the one developed by the commissioner of public safety under the authority of Code Section
40-13-1
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 14 - EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 40-6-370 — 40-6-376) › Section 40-6-376 - Prosecution under this chapter or local ordinance; transfer of charge to state tribunal; double jeopardy

(a)
Any offense, except a violation of subsection (b) of Code Section
40-6-270
or a violation of Code Section
40-6-393
, which is a violation of a provision of this chapter and of a local ordinance may, at the discretion of the local law enforcement officer or prosecutor, be charged as a violation of the state statute or of the local ordinance. A violation of subsection (b) of Code Section
40-6-270
or a violation of Code Section
40-6-393
shall be charged as a state violation.
(b)
If the offense charged under an ordinance constitutes a violation of any provision of this chapter, the defendant may request transfer of the charge to the appropriate state tribunal. If the defendant so requests, the recorder or city judge, after conducting a commitment hearing in which probable cause for arrest is found, or upon obtaining a waiver of commitment hearing, shall summarily fix the defendant's bond and bind his case over to the appropriate state tribunal.
(c)
No person tried in any court for a violation of this chapter or any ordinance adopted pursuant thereto shall thereafter be tried in any court for the same offense. A conviction for the violation of an ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be considered a prior conviction for all purposes under this chapter and under Chapter 13 of this title.
(d)
No court, other than a court having jurisdiction to try a person charged with a violation of Code Section
40-6-393
, shall have jurisdiction over any offense arising under the laws of this state or the ordinances of any political subdivision thereof, which offense arose out of the same conduct which led to said person's being charged with a violation of Code Section
40-6-393
and any judgment rendered by such court shall be null and void.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 15 - SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES (§§ 40-6-390 — 40-6-397) › Section 40-6-390 - Reckless driving

(a)
Any person who drives any vehicle in reckless disregard for the safety of persons or property commits the offense of reckless driving.
(b)
Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, provided that no provision of this Code section shall be construed so as to deprive the court imposing the sentence of the power given by law to stay or suspend the execution of such sentence or to place the defendant on probation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 15 - SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES (§§ 40-6-390 — 40-6-397) › Section 40-6-391.1 - Entry and acceptance of plea of nolo contendere

(a)
The decision to accept a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of violating Code Section
40-6-391
shall be at the sole discretion of the judge but, if such plea is accepted, the penalties provided for in subsection (c) of Code Section
40-6-391
shall be imposed; provided, however, that no such plea of nolo contendere shall be accepted if the person charged with violating Code Section
40-6-391
had an alcohol concentration of more than 0.15 at any time within three hours after driving or being in control of any moving vehicle from alcohol consumed before such driving or being in control ended.
(b)
If the defendant has not been convicted of or had a plea of nolo contendere accepted to a charge of violating Code Section
40-6-391
within the previous five years and if the plea of nolo contendere shall be used as provided in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section
40-5-63
, no such plea shall be accepted unless, at a minimum, the following conditions are met:
(1)
The defendant has filed a verified petition with the court requesting that such plea be accepted and setting forth the facts and special circumstances necessary to enable the judge to determine that accepting such plea is in the best interest of justice; and
(2)
The judge has reviewed the defendant's driving records that are on file with the Department of Driver Services.
(c)
The judge, as part of the record of the disposition of the charge, shall set forth, under seal of the court, his or her reasons for accepting the plea of nolo contendere.
(d)
The record of the disposition of the case, including the ruling required in subsection (c) of this Code section, shall be forwarded to the Department of Driver Services within ten days after disposition.
(e)
If a plea of nolo contendere is accepted under the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of this Code section, the defendant's driver's license shall be forwarded to the Department of Driver Services as provided in subsection (c) of Code Section
40-5-67
.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 18-16, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 15 - SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES (§§ 40-6-390 — 40-6-397) › Section 40-6-391.2 - Seizure and civil forfeiture of motor vehicle operated by habitual violator

(a)
Any motor vehicle operated by a person who has been declared a habitual violator for three violations of Code Section
40-6-391
, whose license has been revoked, and who is arrested and charged with a violation of Code Section
40-6-391
is declared to be contraband and subject to forfeiture in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 16 of Title 9.
(b)
In any case where a vehicle which is the only family vehicle is determined to be subject to forfeiture, the court may, if it determines that the financial hardship to the family as a result of the forfeiture and sale outweighs the benefit to the state from such forfeiture, order the title to the vehicle transferred to such other family member who is a duly licensed operator and who requires the use of such vehicle for employment or family transportation purposes. Such transfer shall be subject to any valid liens and shall be granted only once.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 98,§ 3-24, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 15 - SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES (§§ 40-6-390 — 40-6-397) › Section 40-6-391.3 - Penalty for conviction for driving under influence of alcohol or drugs while driving school bus

A school bus driver licensed pursuant to Article 7 of Chapter 5 of this title shall upon a conviction of a violation of Code Section
40-6-391
while driving a school bus be punished by imprisonment for a period of not less than one year nor more than five years or by a fine of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $5,000.00, or both.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 15 - SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES (§§ 40-6-390 — 40-6-397) › Section 40-6-393 - Homicide by vehicle

(a)
Any person who, without malice aforethought, causes the death of another person through the violation of subsection (a) of Code Section
40-6-163
, Code Sections
40-6-390
through
40-6-391
, or subsection (a) of Code Section
40-6-395
commits the offense of homicide by vehicle in the first degree and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than three years nor more than 15 years.
(b)
Any driver of a motor vehicle who, without malice aforethought, causes an accident which causes the death of another person and leaves the scene of the accident in violation of subsection (b) of Code Section
40-6-270
commits the offense of homicide by vehicle in the first degree and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than three years nor more than 15 years.
(c)
Any person who causes the death of another person, without an intention to do so, by violating any provision of this title other than subsection (a) of Code Section
40-6-163
, subsection (b) of Code Section
40-6-270
, Code Sections
40-6-390
through
40-6-391
, or subsection (a) of Code Section
40-6-395
commits the offense of homicide by vehicle in the second degree when such violation is the cause of said death and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in Code Section
17-10-3
.
(d)
Any person who, after being declared a habitual violator as determined under Code Section
40-5-58
and while such person's license is in revocation, causes the death of another person, without malice aforethought, by operation of a motor vehicle, commits the offense of homicide by vehicle in the first degree and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five years nor more than 20 years, and adjudication of guilt or imposition of such sentence for a person so convicted may be suspended, probated, deferred, or withheld but only after such person shall have served at least one year in the penitentiary.
Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 152,§ 7, eff. 5/3/2021.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 793,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 15 - SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES (§§ 40-6-390 — 40-6-397) › Section 40-6-393.1 - Feticide by vehicle

(a)
For the purposes of this Code section, the term "unborn child" means a member of the species homo sapiens at any stage of development who is carried in the womb.
(b)
(1)
A person commits the offense of feticide by vehicle in the first degree if he or she causes the death of an unborn child by any injury to the mother of such child which would be homicide by vehicle in the first degree as provided in subsection (a), (b), or (d) of Code Section
40-6-393
if it resulted in the death of such mother.
(2)
A person convicted of the offense of feticide by vehicle in the first degree shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than three years nor more than 15 years.
(c)
(1)
A person commits the offense of feticide by vehicle in the second degree if he or she causes the death of an unborn child by any injury to the mother of such child by violating any provision of this title other than Code Sections
40-6-390
through
40-6-391
, which would be homicide by vehicle in the second degree as provided in subsection (c) of Code Section
40-6-393
if it resulted in the death of such mother.
(2)
A person convicted of the offense of feticide by vehicle in the second degree shall be punished as provided in Code Section
17-10-3
.
Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 152,§ 8, eff. 5/3/2021.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 793,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2008.
Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 654,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2006.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 15 - SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES (§§ 40-6-390 — 40-6-397) › Section 40-6-394 - Serious injury by vehicle

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "bodily harm" means an injury to another person which deprives him or her of a member of his or her body, renders a member of his or her body useless, seriously disfigures his or her body or a member thereof, or causes organic brain damage which renders his or her body or any member thereof useless.
(b)
Any person who, without malice aforethought, causes an accident that results in bodily harm while violating Code Sections
40-6-390
through
40-6-391
commits the crime of serious injury by vehicle. A person convicted of violating this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than 15 years.
(c)
Any person who, without malice aforethought, proximately causes an accident that the person knew resulted in bodily harm and leaves the scene of the accident in violation of subsection (b) of Code Section
40-6-270
commits the crime of serious injury by vehicle; provided, however, that there shall be no violation of this subsection if the parties involved in the accident exchange motor vehicle insurance information prior to leaving the scene of the accident. A person convicted of violating this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten years.
Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 152,§ 9, eff. 5/3/2021.
Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 151,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2019.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 15 - SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES (§§ 40-6-390 — 40-6-397) › Section 40-6-396 - Homicide by interference with official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal; serious injury by interference with official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal

(a)
Any person who, without malice aforethought, causes the death of another person through the violation of subsection (a) of Code Section
40-6-26
commits the offense of homicide by interference with an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two nor more than 15 years.
(b)
Any person who, without malice aforethought, causes bodily harm to another by depriving such other person of a member of his or her body, by rendering a member of his or her body useless, by seriously disfiguring his or her body or a member thereof, or by causing organic brain damage which renders the body or any member thereof useless through the violation of subsection (a) of Code Section
40-6-26
commits the offense of serious injury by interference with an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 6 - UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 40-6-1 — 40-6-397) › Article 15 - SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES (§§ 40-6-390 — 40-6-397) › Section 40-6-397 - Aggressive driving

(a)
A person commits the offense of aggressive driving when he or she operates any motor vehicle with the intent to annoy, harass, molest, intimidate, injure, or obstruct another person, including without limitation violating Code Section
40-6-42
,
40-6-48
,
40-6-49
,
40-6-123
,
40-6-184
,
40-6-312
,
40-6-390
, or
40-6-390.1
with such intent.
(b)
Any person convicted of aggressive driving shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.
Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 152,§ 10, eff. 5/3/2021.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 161, § 1-7, eff. 7/1/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 7 - OFF-ROAD VEHICLES (§§ 40-7-1 — 40-7-6) › Section 40-7-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Off-Road Vehicle Act of 1975."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 7 - OFF-ROAD VEHICLES (§§ 40-7-1 — 40-7-6) › Section 40-7-2 - Declaration of policy

The rapid increase in the use of off-road vehicles and their growing impact upon aspects of the public interest are matters of concern to the General Assembly and to the people of this state. Therefore, in order to promote the safe use of off-road vehicles, to protect the wildlife and natural resources of the state, and to guarantee the availability of various forms of recreation to all citizens in an environment of diversity and quality, this chapter is enacted.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 7 - OFF-ROAD VEHICLES (§§ 40-7-1 — 40-7-6) › Section 40-7-3 - "Off-road vehicle" defined

As used in this chapter, the term "off-road vehicle" means any motorized vehicle designed for or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain and not intended for use predominantly on public roads. The term includes, but is not limited to, four-wheel drive vehicles, low-pressure tire vehicles, two-wheel vehicles, nonhighway tire vehicles, amphibious machines, ground effect or air cushion vehicles, and any other means of transportation deriving power from any source other than muscle or wind. The term shall exclude any motorboat; any military, fire, law enforcement, or other government vehicle being used for official purposes; any vehicles used exclusively on airports; all farm machinery, farm tractors, and other vehicles used exclusively for agricultural purposes; any self-propelled equipment for harvesting and transportation of forest products, for clearing land for planting, for utility services and maintenance, for earth moving, construction, or mining; and self-propelled lawnmowers, snowblowers, garden or lawn tractors, or golf carts, while such vehicles are being used exclusively for their designed purposes.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 669,§ 4, eff. 5/1/2012.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 365,§ 1-1, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 7 - OFF-ROAD VEHICLES (§§ 40-7-1 — 40-7-6) › Section 40-7-4 - Operating restrictions; "perennial stream" defined

Any person operating an off-road vehicle under any of the following conditions shall be deemed to be in violation of this chapter and subject to the penalties provided in Code Section
40-7-6
:
(1)
Without operative brakes or without mufflers or other silencing equipment;
(2)
On any private property without the express written permission of the owner of the property or his or her agent; or
(3)
Within any perennial stream, except when directly crossing such stream. As used in this paragraph, the term "perennial stream" means a stream:
(A)
That under normal circumstances has water flowing year round;
(B)
That has the channel located below the ground-water table most of the year;
(C)
For which ground water is the primary source of water; and
(D)
For which runoff from rainfall is a supplemental source of water flow.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 365,§ 1-2, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 7 - OFF-ROAD VEHICLES (§§ 40-7-1 — 40-7-6) › Section 40-7-5 - Authority to regulate time periods and to establish zones of use

(a)
Incorporated towns and municipalities and counties shall have the authority to adopt ordinances consistent with state laws or regulations to regulate time periods and zones of use for off-road vehicles.
(b)
Agencies of state government shall have the authority to adopt rules and regulations to regulate time periods and zones for use for off-road vehicles on property under their jurisdiction or management.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 7 - OFF-ROAD VEHICLES (§§ 40-7-1 — 40-7-6) › Section 40-7-6 - Enforcement and penalties

All peace officers shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall not thereby be guilty of a criminal act but shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $25.00.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 365,§ 1-3, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-11) › Section 40-8-1 - Application of article

(a)
This article shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, farm tractors, or three-wheeled motorcycles used only for agricultural purposes, except when expressly made applicable. This article shall not apply to personal transportation vehicles.
(b)
Unless otherwise required by federal law, rule, or regulation, a fully autonomous vehicle that is designed to be operated exclusively by the automated driving system for all trips shall not be subject to any provisions of this article that relate to or support motor vehicle operation by a human driver and are not relevant to the operation of an automated driving system.
(c)
Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on any vehicle, which use is not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 214,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 629,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-11) › Section 40-8-2 - Vehicles within jurisdiction of commissioner of public safety

In addition to the requirements of this article, the commissioner of public safety, as to the motor vehicles within the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety, shall have the authority to promulgate rules designed to promote safety pursuant to the provisions of Code Section
40-1-8
. Any such rules promulgated or deemed necessary by the commissioner shall include the following: every vehicle and all parts thereof shall be maintained in a safe condition at all times. The lights, brakes, and equipment shall meet such safety requirements as the commissioner shall promulgate from time to time. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a vehicle, driver, or motor carrier that is subject to a safety rule so promulgated shall comply with the more stringent or additional requirement imposed by that motor carrier safety or hazardous materials safety rule.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 119,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 19-1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-11) › Section 40-8-3 - Vehicle or load dragging on highway; wheels causing pounding on road surface

No vehicle or load any portion of which drags or slides on the surface of the roadway shall be used or transported on the highways. No vehicle shall be used or transported on the highways the wheels of which, while being used or transported, either from construction or otherwise, cause pounding on the road surface.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-11) › Section 40-8-4 - Emblem or amber strobe light to be displayed on certain slow-moving vehicles or equipment operating on public roads

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate upon the public roads of this state any slow-moving vehicle or equipment, any farm trailer or semitrailer which is used for agricultural purposes and which would otherwise be exempt from this article as an implement of husbandry under Code Section
40-8-1
, any animal drawn vehicle, or any machinery designed for use and generally operated at speeds less than 25 miles per hour, including all road construction or maintenance equipment and machinery except when engaged in actual construction or maintenance procedures and all other construction equipment and machinery, unless there is displayed on the rear thereof an emblem which shall comply with subsection (b) of this Code section or an amber strobe light operated in compliance with Code Section
40-8-35
. It shall also be unlawful to operate upon the public roads of this state without such an emblem any three-wheeled motorcycle used only for agricultural purposes unless such three-wheeled motorcycle is licensed as required by Chapter 2 of this title and is in compliance with all other requirements of this chapter.
(b)
The emblem required by subsection (a) of this Code section shall conform with those standards and specifications adopted for slow-moving vehicles by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers in December, 1966, and contained within such society's standard ASAE S276.1, or shall be an emblem of the same shape and size painted on such vehicle in a bright and conspicuous retroreflective red orange paint. Such emblem shall be mounted on the rear of such vehicles, in the approximate horizontal geometric center of the vehicle, at a height of three to five feet above the roadway, and shall be maintained at all times in a clean and reflective condition.
(c)
Any person violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(d)
Nothing in this Code section shall apply to any self-propelled, two-wheeled vehicle.
Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 214,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-11) › Section 40-8-5 - Alteration of odometer; involvement with devices which cause odometer to register other than actual mileage; penalties

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to tamper with, adjust, alter, change, set back, disconnect, or fail to connect an odometer of a motor vehicle, or to cause any of the foregoing to occur to an odometer of a motor vehicle, so as to reflect a lower mileage than the motor vehicle has actually been driven, except as provided in this Code section.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to bring into this state a motor vehicle which reflects a lower mileage than the motor vehicle actually has been driven due to any illegal acts outlined in subsection (a) of this Code section.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to sell or attempt to sell a motor vehicle which reflects a lower mileage than the motor vehicle actually has been driven due to any illegal acts outlined in subsection (a) of this Code section.
(d)
Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this Code section shall not apply to the disconnection of the odometer used for registering the mileage or use of new motor vehicles being tested by the manufacturer prior to delivery to a franchised dealer.
(e)
It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise for sale, to sell, to use, to install, or to have installed any device which causes an odometer to register any mileage other than the actual mileage driven. For the purposes of this subsection, the actual mileage driven is that mileage driven by the vehicle as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.
(f)
It shall be unlawful for any person to conspire with any other person to violate this Code section.
(g)
(1)
In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who, with intent to defraud, violates this Code section shall be liable in an amount equal to the sum of:
(A)
Three times the amount of actual damages sustained or $1,500.00, whichever is greater; and
(B)
In the case of any successful action to enforce the foregoing liability, the costs of the action, together with reasonable attorney's fees, as determined by the court.
(2)
Any action to enforce any liability created under this subsection may be brought in any superior court or state court having proper jurisdiction, within two years from the date on which the liability arises.
(h)
(1)
If any person violates any provision of this Code section, the Attorney General, any district attorney in this state, or any solicitor-general in this state may bring an action in any superior court or state court having jurisdiction to restrain such violation.
(2)
Any action arising under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be brought within two years from the date of the violation.
(i)
Any person violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-11) › Section 40-8-6 - Raised chassis vehicles

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
"Frame" means the main longitudinal structural members of the chassis of a motor vehicle.
(2)
"Frame height" means the vertical distance between a level surface and the lowest point on the frame of a motor vehicle, measured when the vehicle is upon such level surface without a load.
(3)
"Gross vehicle weight rating" means the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating whether or not the vehicle is modified by use of parts not originally installed by the manufacturer.
(b)
It shall be unlawful to alter the suspension system of any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,500 pounds or less, which may be operated on any highway, so as to exceed 27 inches as measured from the surface of the street to the lowest point on the frame of the vehicle.
(c)
It shall be unlawful to alter the suspension system of any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of not less than 4,501 pounds and not more than 7,500 pounds, which may be operated on any highway, so as to exceed 30 inches as measured from the surface of the street to the lowest point on the frame of the vehicle.
(d)
It shall be unlawful to alter the suspension system of any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of not less than 7,501 pounds and not more than 14,000 pounds, which may be operated on any highway, so as to exceed 31 inches as measured from the surface of the street to the lowest point on the frame of the vehicle.
(e)
It shall be unlawful to alter the suspension of any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle rating of not less than 4,000 pounds and not more than 7,000 pounds, which may be operated on any highway in a manner that results in the frame height of the front of such vehicle being more than four inches above or below the frame height of the rear of the vehicle. It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicle upon any highway if the springs relative to the suspension system are broken or the suspension system has been altered in excess of the limitations provided for in this Code section.
(f)
This Code section shall not apply to any motor vehicle with an electronic stability control system which complies with standard number 126 of
49 C.F.R. 571.126
in effect on January 1, 2024.
(g)
Any person violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Renumbered from §
40-8-6.1
and amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 611,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 611,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-11) › Section 40-8-6.1 - [Renumbered]

Renumbered as §
40-8-6
by 2024 Ga. Laws 611,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-11) › Section 40-8-7 - Driving unsafe or improperly equipped vehicle; punishment for violations of chapter generally; vehicle inspection by law enforcement officer without warrant

(a)
No person shall drive or move on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer, or any combination thereof, unless the equipment upon any and every such vehicle is in good working order and adjustment as required in this chapter and the vehicle is in such safe mechanical condition as not to endanger the driver or other occupant or any person upon the highway.
(b)
It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or move, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any street or highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles:
(1)
Which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person;
(2)
Which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lights and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this chapter; or
(3)
Which is equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter.
(c)
It is also a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required under this chapter.
(d)
Any vehicle suspected of being operated in violation of this article may be the subject of an inspection conducted by any law enforcement officer who has reason to believe such violation is occurring, without the necessity of obtaining a warrant to permit such inspection.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-11) › Section 40-8-8 - Speedometer

Every motor vehicle operated upon a public street or highway shall be equipped with a speedometer in good working order.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-11) › Section 40-8-9 - Compliance with federal provisions

It shall be unlawful to operate in this state any truck or truck tractor having a gross weight of 43,000 or more pounds which does not comply with the vehicle identification rules of the commissioner promulgated pursuant to Chapter 7 of Title 46 and Chapter 16 of this title or the vehicle identification rules of the United States Department of Transportation.
Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 582, § 8, eff. 7/1/2004.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 462, § 40, eff. 4/18/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-11) › Section 40-8-10 - Operation of motor vehicles with nitrous oxide; penalty for violation

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person on a public road to drive a passenger car, excluding a motor home, which supplies the motor vehicle's combustion engine with nitrous oxide unless the system supplying nitrous oxide is made inoperative by disconnecting the line feeding nitrous oxide to the engine or by removing the container or containers of nitrous oxide from the vehicle.
(b)
Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Added by 2002 Ga. Laws 900, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 2 - LIGHTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 40-8-20 — 40-8-35) › Section 40-8-20 - When lighted headlights and other lights required

Every vehicle upon a highway within this state at any time from a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise and at any time when it is raining in the driving zone and at any other time when there is not sufficient visibility to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead shall display lights, including headlights, and illuminating devices as required in this part for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles as stated in this part.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 2 - LIGHTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 40-8-20 — 40-8-35) › Section 40-8-21 - Visibility distance and mounted height; exception for wreckers

(a)
Whenever this article declares the required distance from which certain lights and devices shall render objects visible or within which such lights or devices shall be visible, such provisions shall apply during the times stated in Code Section
40-8-20
in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions, unless a different time or condition is expressly stated.
(b)
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, whenever this article declares the required mounted height of lights or devices, it shall mean the distance from the center of such light or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands when such vehicle is without a load.
(c)
(1)
As used in this subsection, the term "wrecker" means any vehicle designed to tow other vehicles.
(2)
Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the taillights required by Code Section
40-8-23
, the brake lights required by Code Section
40-8-26
, and the rear turn signal devices required by Code Section
40-8-26
shall be permanently mounted on a wrecker so as to be visible above any vehicle being towed by such wrecker by the drivers of vehicles following such wrecker.
(3)
If a wrecker is not permanently equipped with lights as required by paragraph (2) of this subsection, then whenever a wrecker is towing another vehicle temporary taillights, brake lights, and rear turn signals which function so as to signal the actions of the wrecker shall be attached to the vehicle being towed so as to be visible by the drivers of vehicles following such wrecker.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 2 - LIGHTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 40-8-20 — 40-8-35) › Section 40-8-22 - Headlights

(a)
Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor driven cycle shall be equipped with at least two but not more than four headlights, with at least one on each side of the front of the motor vehicle, which headlights shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in this article.
(b)
Every motorcycle and every motor driven cycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two headlights, which shall comply with the requirements and limitations of this article.
(c)
Every headlight upon every motor vehicle, including every motorcycle and motor driven cycle, shall be located at a height measured from the center of the headlight of not more than 54 inches nor less than 24 inches, to be measured as set forth in subsection (b) of Code Section
40-8-21
.
(d)
The headlights required by this Code section shall be maintained in proper working condition and shall not be covered by any type of material, provided that the covering restriction shall not apply to any vehicle on which the original factory headlights were covered.
(e)
It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle is equipped with aiming pads on each headlight.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 2 - LIGHTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 40-8-20 — 40-8-35) › Section 40-8-23 - Taillights

(a)
Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer manufactured prior to January 1, 1954, shall be equipped with at least one taillight mounted on the rear, which when lighted as required in this article shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear.
(b)
Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer manufactured after January 1, 1954, shall be equipped with two taillights which meet the specifications provided in this Code section.
(c)
Every taillight upon every vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than 60 inches nor less than 20 inches, to be measured as set forth in subsection (b) of Code Section
40-8-21
.
(d)
Either a taillight or a separate light shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. Any taillight or taillights, together with any separate light for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the headlights or auxiliary driving lights are lighted.
(e)
All lenses on taillights shall be maintained in good repair and shall meet manufacturers' specifications.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 8 - EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-280) › Article 1 - EQUIPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-1 — 40-8-116) › Part 2 - LIGHTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 40-8-20 — 40-8-35) › Section 40-8-24 - Reflectors

(a)
Every motor vehicle manufactured after March 12, 1954, and operated upon a highway, other than a truck tractor, motorcycle, or motor driven cycle, shall carry on the rear, either as a part of the taillights or separately, two red reflectors, and every motorcycle and every motor driven cycle shall carry on the rear at least one red reflector, meeting the requirements of this Code section.
(b)
Every such reflector shall be mounted on the vehicle at a height not less than 20 inches nor more than 60 inches measured as set forth in subsection (b) of Code Section
40-8-21
and shall be of such size and characteristics and so mounted as to be visible at night from all distances within 300 feet to 50 feet from the rear of such vehicle except that visibility from the greater distance is hereinafter required of reflectors on certain types of vehicles.
(c)
When operated, towed, or parked upon a highway, roadway, or street at any time, every trailer and semitrailer which would otherwise be exempt from this article as an implement of husbandry under Code Section
40-8-1
shall carry on the rear, either as a part of the taillights or separately, two red reflectors and shall carry on the front two red reflectors. The reflectors carried on the rear shall meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this Code section. The reflectors carried on the front of such trailer or semitrailer shall be mounted thereon at a height of not less than 20 inches nor more than 60 inches measured as set forth in subsection (b) of Code Section
40-8-21
and shall be of such size and characteristics and so mounted as to be visible at night from all distances within 300 feet to 50 feet from the front of such trailer or semitrailer.