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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 40-8-25 - Brake lights and turn signals required

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any motor vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1954, including any motorcycle or motor driven cycle manufactured after January 1, 1954, in this state or for any person to drive such vehicle on the highways unless it is equipped with at least one brake light meeting the requirements of Code Section
40-8-26
.
(b)
If a motor vehicle is manufactured with two brake lights, both must be operational.
(c)
No person shall sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1954, unless it is equipped with mechanical or electrical turn signals meeting the requirements of Code Section
40-8-26
. This subsection shall not apply to any motorcycle or motor driven cycle manufactured prior to January 1, 1972.
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 40-8-26 - Standards for brake lights and signal devices

(a)
Any motor vehicle may be equipped and when required under this article shall be equipped with the following signal lights or devices:
(1)
A brake light on the rear which shall emit a red light and which shall be actuated upon application of the service (foot) brake and which may but need not be incorporated with a taillight; and
(2)
A light or lights or mechanical signal device capable of clearly indicating any intention to turn either to the right or to the left and which shall be visible from both the front and the rear.
(b)
Every brake light shall be plainly visible and understandable from a distance of 300 feet to the rear both during normal sunlight and at nighttime, and every signal light or lights indicating intention to turn shall be visible and understandable during daytime and nighttime from a distance of 300 feet from both the front and the rear. When a vehicle is equipped with a brake light or other signal lights, such light or lights shall at all times be maintained in good working condition. No brake light or signal light shall project a glaring or dazzling light.
(c)
All mechanical signal devices shall be self-illuminated when in use at the times mentioned in Code Section
40-8-20
.
(d)
All lenses on brake lights and signal devices 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 40-8-28 - Lights on parked vehicles

(a)
When a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours between a half-hour after sunset and a half-hour before sunrise, and there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such street or highway, no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle.
(b)
When a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended, during the hours between a half-hour after sunset and a half-hour before sunrise and there is not sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such highway, such vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with one or more lights meeting the following requirements: at least one light shall display a white or amber light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the vehicle, and the same light or at least one other light shall display a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the vehicle; and the location of such light or lights shall always be such that at least one light or combination of lights meeting the requirements of this Code section is installed as near as practicable to the side of the vehicle which is closest to passing traffic. This subsection shall not apply to a motor driven cycle.
(c)
If a vehicle is manufactured with two lights meeting the requirements of subsection (b) of this Code section, both such lights shall be maintained in good working order.
(d)
Any lighted headlights upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.
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 40-8-29 - Spotlights, foglights, and auxiliary lights permitted

(a)
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one spotlight, and no lighted spotlight shall be aimed and used upon any approaching vehicle. It shall be unlawful for any person except law enforcement officers and persons licensed under Chapter 38 of Title 43 to operate a spotlight from any moving vehicle on any highway or public roadway.
(b)
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two foglights mounted on the front at a height not less than 12 inches nor more than 30 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands and so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall at a distance of 25 feet ahead project higher than a level of four inches below the level of the center of the light from which it comes.
(c)
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one auxiliary passing light mounted on the front at a height not less than 24 inches nor more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands, and every such auxiliary passing light shall meet the requirements and limitations set forth in this article.
(d)
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one auxiliary driving light mounted on the front at a height not less than 16 inches nor more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands, and every such auxiliary driving light shall meet the requirements and limitations set forth in this article.
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 40-8-30 - Standards for multiple-beam road lighting equipment

Except as hereinafter provided in this part, the headlights or the auxiliary driving light or the auxiliary passing light or combination thereof on motor vehicles other than motorcycles or motor driven cycles shall be so arranged that the driver may select at will between distributions of light projected to different elevations, and such lights may, in addition, be so arranged that such selection can be made automatically, subject to the following limitations:
(1)
There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 350 feet ahead for all conditions of loading;
(2)
There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 100 feet ahead; and on a straight level road under any condition of loading none of the high intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver;
(3)
Every new motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or a motor driven cycle registered in this state which has multiple-beam road lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the headlights is in use and shall not otherwise be lighted. Such indicator shall be so designed and located that when lighted it will be readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle so equipped.
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 40-8-31 - Use of multiple-beam road lighting equipment

Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto during the times specified in Code Section
40-8-20
, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations:
(1)
Whenever a driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet, such driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver. The lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, specified in paragraph (2) of Code Section
40-8-30
shall be deemed to avoid glare at all times, regardless of road contour and loading; and
(2)
Whenever the driver of a vehicle follows another vehicle within 200 feet to the rear, except when engaged in the act of overtaking and passing, such driver shall use a distribution of light permissible under this chapter other than the uppermost distribution of light specified in paragraph (1) of Code Section
40-8-30
.
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 40-8-32 - [Repealed]

Repealed and reserved by 2024 Ga. Laws 510,§ 3, 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 2 - LIGHTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 40-8-20 — 40-8-35) › Section 40-8-33 - Lights on farm tractors and unlicensed three-wheeled motorcycles used only for agricultural purposes; restrictions on trailers and semitrailers otherwise exempt under Code Section 40-8-1; no duty on manufacturers of lighting systems

(a)
Every farm tractor and every three-wheeled motorcycle used only for agricultural purposes equipped with an electric lighting system shall at all times mentioned in Code Section
40-8-20
display a red taillight and either multiple-beam or single-beam road lighting equipment meeting the requirements of Code Sections
40-8-23
and
40-8-30
, respectively.
(b)
When operated or towed upon a highway 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 to the rear, every trailer and semitrailer which would otherwise be exempt from this article as an implement of husbandry under Code Section
40-8-1
either shall :
(1)
Comply with the requirements for taillights set forth in Code Section
40-8-23
;
(2)
Be equipped with an operating amber flashing or revolving light which is plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear and which is either permanently or temporarily fixed to the rear of such trailer or semitrailer; or
(3)
Be accompanied by an escort vehicle which is equipped with one or more operating amber flashing or revolving lights that are visible from a distance of 500 feet and which shall follow such trailer or semitrailer.
(c)
Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to impose a duty on a manufacturer of an implement of husbandry under Code Section
40-8-1
to install an electric lighting system, taillights, or amber flashing or revolving lights or otherwise equip implements of husbandry to be in compliance with the provisions of this Code section at the time of manufacture or sale; it being the intent of this Code section to place a duty on operators of the equipment only under specified circumstances and conditions, and not on manufacturers.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 510,§ 4, 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 2 - LIGHTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 40-8-20 — 40-8-35) › Section 40-8-34 - Color in lighting equipment

The color in all lighting equipment covered in this title shall be in accordance with Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Standard J578, April, 1965, as thereafter revised or amended.
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 3 - BRAKES (§§ 40-8-50 — 40-8-54) › Section 40-8-51 - Means of operation

(a)
One of the means of brake operation shall consist of a mechanical connection from the operating lever to the brake shoes or bands, and this brake shall be capable of holding the vehicle or combination of vehicles stationary under any condition of loading on any upgrade or downgrade upon which it is operated.
(b)
The brake shoes operating within or upon the drums on the vehicle wheels of any motor vehicle may be used for both service and hand operation.
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 3 - BRAKES (§§ 40-8-50 — 40-8-54) › Section 40-8-52 - Parking brakes

Every 1966 model motor vehicle and all subsequent model motor vehicles shall be equipped with parking brakes adequate to hold the vehicle on any grade on which it is operated, under all conditions of loading, on a surface free from snow, ice, or loose material. The parking brakes shall be capable of being applied in conformance with the foregoing requirements by the driver's muscular effort or by spring action or by equivalent means. Their operation may be assisted by the service brakes or other source of power, provided that failure of the service brake actuation system or other power assisting mechanism will not prevent the parking brakes from being applied in conformance with the foregoing requirements. The parking brakes shall be so designed that when once applied they shall remain applied with the required effectiveness despite exhaustion of any source of energy or leakage of any kind. The same brake drums, brake shoes and lining assemblies, brake shoe anchors, and mechanical brake shoe actuation mechanism normally associated with the wheel brake assemblies may be used for both the service brakes and the parking brakes. If the means of applying the parking brakes and the service brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one part shall not leave the vehicle without operative brakes.
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 3 - BRAKES (§§ 40-8-50 — 40-8-54) › Section 40-8-53 - Performance ability of brakes

(a)
Except as provided for in subsection (b) of this Code section, every motor vehicle or combination of motor drawn vehicles shall be capable at all times and under all conditions of loading of being stopped on a dry, smooth, level road free from loose material, upon application of the service (foot) brake within the distances specified in this Code section or shall be capable of being decelerated at a sustained rate corresponding to these distances.
Feet to Stop
From 20 Miles
Deceleration in
Per Hour
Feet Per Second
Vehicles or
30
14
combinations of vehicles having brakes on all wheels
Vehicles or
40
10.7
combinations of vehicles not having brakes on all wheels
(b)
The brake performance ability for commercial motor vehicles shall be as provided for in the federal motor carrier safety regulations contained in
49 C.F.R. 393.52
and adopted by the commissioner of public safety pursuant to Code Section
40-1-8
. Commercial motor vehicles shall be capable at all times and under all conditions of loading of being stopped on a dry, smooth, level road free from loose material upon application of the service (foot) brake within the distances specified in those rules.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 119,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2011.
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 3 - BRAKES (§§ 40-8-50 — 40-8-54) › Section 40-8-54 - Maintenance

All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle.
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 4 - HORNS, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, MIRRORS, WINDSHIELDS, TIRES, SAFETY BELTS, ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEMS (§§ 40-8-70 — 40-8-79) › Section 40-8-70 - Horns and warning devices

(a)
Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall, when it is reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation, give audible warning with his or her horn but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway.
(b)
No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell except as otherwise permitted in this Code section and Code Section
40-8-94
.
(c)
No vehicle shall be equipped with a theft alarm signal device which is so arranged that it can be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 2, § 40, eff. 2/12/2001.
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 4 - HORNS, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, MIRRORS, WINDSHIELDS, TIRES, SAFETY BELTS, ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEMS (§§ 40-8-70 — 40-8-79) › Section 40-8-71 - Exhaust system; prevention of noise, smoke, and fumes

(a)
Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with an exhaust system, in good working order and in constant operation, meeting the following specifications:
(1)
The exhaust system shall include the piping leading from the flange of the exhaust manifold to and including the muffler or mufflers and tail pipes;
(2)
The use of flexible pipe shall be prohibited except on diesel tractors or according to manufacturers' original specifications;
(3)
The exhaust emission point shall extend beyond the rear or outside of the passenger compartment. The trunk shall be considered as part of the passenger compartment;
(4)
The exhaust system and its elements shall be securely fastened, including the consideration of missing or broken hangers; and
(5)
There shall be no part of the exhaust system passing through the passenger compartment or any exposed stack so located that any individual entering or leaving the vehicle may be burned.
(b)
The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any muffler which causes excessive or unusual noise or annoying smoke or any muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device for use on a motor vehicle or for any person to use, to sell, or to offer for sale any motor vehicle equipped with any such muffler, muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device. Any person violating this subsection 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 4 - HORNS, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, MIRRORS, WINDSHIELDS, TIRES, SAFETY BELTS, ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEMS (§§ 40-8-70 — 40-8-79) › Section 40-8-72 - Mirrors

(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, every motor vehicle which is so constructed or loaded as to obstruct the driver's view to the rear thereof from the driver's position shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle.
(b)
Every commercial motor vehicle shall be equipped with two rear-vision mirrors meeting the requirements of the federal motor vehicle safety standards contained in
49 C.F.R. 571.111
in effect at the time of manufacture, one at each side, firmly attached to the outside of the motor vehicle, and so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear, along both sides of the vehicle; provided, however, that only one outside mirror shall be required, which shall be on the driver's side, on a commercial motor vehicle which is so constructed that the driver has a view to the rear by means of an interior mirror.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 119,§ 15, eff. 7/1/2011.
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 4 - HORNS, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, MIRRORS, WINDSHIELDS, TIRES, SAFETY BELTS, ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEMS (§§ 40-8-70 — 40-8-79) › Section 40-8-73 - Windshields, windows, and windshield wipers

(a)
No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side windows, or rear windows of such vehicle which obstructs the driver's clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway; provided, however, that, except as prohibited by federal law, rules, or regulations in the operation of a commercial motor vehicle, a person may drive a motor vehicle with a mount for the support of a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device, as such terms are defined in Code Section
40-6-241
, upon the front windshield, provided that such mount is located on the windshield in a manner which minimizes obstruction of the driver's view.
(b)
The windshield of every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture therefrom, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.
(c)
Every windshield wiper upon a motor vehicle shall be maintained in good working order.
(d)
No opaque or solid material including, but not limited to, cardboard, plastic, and taped glass shall be employed in lieu of a glass windshield or window.
(e)
No motor vehicle shall be operated with a windshield or rear window having a starburst or spider webbing effect greater than three inches by three inches.
Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 179,§ 1, 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 4 - HORNS, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, MIRRORS, WINDSHIELDS, TIRES, SAFETY BELTS, ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEMS (§§ 40-8-70 — 40-8-79) › Section 40-8-74 - Tires

(a)
No vehicle equipped with solid rubber tires shall be used or transported on the highways, unless every solid rubber tire on such vehicle shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one inch thick above the edge of the flange on the entire periphery.
(b)
No person shall operate or move on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer having any metal tire in contact with the roadway.
(c)
No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, or spike or any other protuberance of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except that it shall be permissible to use:
(1)
Farm machinery with tires having protuberances which will not injure the highway; and
(2)
Tire chains of reasonable proportions or tires equipped with safety metal spike studs upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice, or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid.
(d)
The transportation board and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may in their discretion issue special permits authorizing the operation upon a highway of traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugations upon the periphery of such movable tracks, or of farm tractors or other farm machinery, the operation of which upon a highway would otherwise be prohibited under this Code section.
(e)
All tires:
(1)
Shall have not less than 2/32 inch tread measurable in all major grooves except that school buses and commercial vehicles shall have not less than 4/32 inch tread measurable in all major grooves on the front tires and school buses shall have not less than 4/32 inch tread measurable in all major grooves on the rear tires when there are only two tires on the rear; such measurements shall not be made where tie bars, humps, or fillets are located;
(2)
Shall be free from any cuts, breaks, or snags on tread and sidewall deep enough to expose body cord; and
(3)
Shall be free from bumps, bulges, or separations.
(f)
No motor vehicle shall be operated on a public street or highway with tires that have been marked "not for highway use," "for racing purposes only," or "unsafe for highway use."
(g)
Retreaded, regrooved, or recapped tires shall not be used upon the front wheels of buses.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 119,§ 17, eff. 7/1/2011.
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 4 - HORNS, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, MIRRORS, WINDSHIELDS, TIRES, SAFETY BELTS, ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEMS (§§ 40-8-70 — 40-8-79) › Section 40-8-75 - Tire covers

Every bus, truck, full trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, with the exception of local haul pulpwood trucks and local haul waste collection dumping trailers, shall be equipped with suitable metal protectors or substantial flexible flaps on the rearmost wheels to prevent, as far as practicable, such wheels from throwing dirt, gravel, rocks, water, or other materials on the windshields of following vehicles. Such protectors or flaps shall have a ground clearance of not more than one-half of the distance from the center of the rearmost axle to the center of the protector or flap under any conditions of loading of the vehicle and shall be at least as wide as the tires they are covering; provided, however, that if any such bus, truck, full trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is so designed and constructed that the foregoing requirements are accomplished by means of fenders, body construction, or other enclosures, then the protectors or flaps provided for in this Code section shall not be required.
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 4 - HORNS, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, MIRRORS, WINDSHIELDS, TIRES, SAFETY BELTS, ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEMS (§§ 40-8-70 — 40-8-79) › Section 40-8-77 - Energy absorption system

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "private passenger automobile" shall mean a four-wheel motor vehicle designed for carrying ten passengers or less, not for hire, for use on public roads and highways, and not designed for use as a dwelling or for camping, provided that the term "private passenger automobile" shall not include a multipurpose vehicle, which is, for the purposes of this Code section, defined as a motor vehicle, except a trailer, designed to carry ten passengers or less and constructed either on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road operation.
(b)
Every new private passenger automobile manufactured on and after August 1, 1973, which is sold or licensed in this state shall be sold subject to the manufacturer's warranty that it is equipped with an appropriate energy absorption system conforming to all federal motor vehicle safety standards applicable to such automobile on the date of manufacture. The warranty may be given by means of the federal safety standard certification label affixed to the automobile.
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 4 - HORNS, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, MIRRORS, WINDSHIELDS, TIRES, SAFETY BELTS, ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEMS (§§ 40-8-70 — 40-8-79) › Section 40-8-78 - Safety glazing

(a)
No person shall sell any motor vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1954, nor shall any such motor vehicle be registered unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glazing materials of a type approved by the commissioner of public safety wherever glazing materials are used in doors, windows, and windshields. The provisions of this Code section shall apply to all passenger-type motor vehicles, including passenger buses and school buses, but in respect to trucks, including truck tractors, the requirements as to safety glazing materials shall apply to all glazing materials used in doors, windows, and windshields in the drivers' compartments of such vehicles.
(b)
The term "safety glazing materials" means glazing materials so constructed, treated, or combined with other materials as to reduce substantially, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects from exterior sources or by these safety glazing materials when they may be cracked or broken.
(c)
Any person engaged in the business of replacing windshields or any side or rear windows of motor vehicles, which are subject to the provisions of this Code section, shall not replace such windshields or side or rear windows with any glazing materials other than safety glazing materials approved by the commissioner.
(d)
The commissioner of public safety shall compile and publish in print or electronically a list of types of glazing materials by name approved by him or her as meeting the requirements of this Code section and the commissioner shall not register any motor vehicle which is subject to the provisions of this Code section unless it is equipped with an approved type of safety glazing materials, and he or she shall thereafter suspend the registration of any motor vehicle so subject to this Code section which he or she finds is not so equipped until it is made to conform to the requirements of this Code section.
(e)
This Code section shall not be construed to require that side or rear windows of motor vehicles which were replaced or installed prior to January 1, 1954, must be replaced with safety glazing materials as provided in this Code section.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 615,§ 10, eff. 6/3/2010.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 19-5, 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 4 - HORNS, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, MIRRORS, WINDSHIELDS, TIRES, SAFETY BELTS, ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEMS (§§ 40-8-70 — 40-8-79) › Section 40-8-79 - Unlawfully riding in bed of pickup truck; penalty

It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 18 to ride as a passenger in the uncovered bed of a pickup truck on any interstate highway in this state. The driver of any vehicle in violation of 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 5 - EQUIPMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-90 — 40-8-96) › Section 40-8-90 - Restrictions on use of blue lights on vehicles

(a)
(1)
Except as provided in this paragraph and subsection (b) of this Code section, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate any motor vehicle equipped with or containing a device capable of producing any blue lights, whether flashing, blinking, revolving, or stationary, except:
(A)
Motor vehicles owned or leased by any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency;
(B)
Motor vehicles with a permit granted by a state agency to bear such lights; or
(C)
Antique, hobby, and special interest vehicles, as defined in paragraph (8) of subsection (l) of Code Section
40-2-86.1
, which may display a blue light or lights of up to one inch in diameter as part of any such vehicle's rear stop lamps, rear turning indicator, rear hazard lamps, and rear reflectors.
(2)
Any person who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)
The prohibition contained in subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to any elected sheriff who, pursuant to an agreement between the sheriff and the county governing authority, is using his or her personal motor vehicle in a law enforcement activity, provided such vehicle is marked as provided in Code Section
40-8-91
.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person to use any motor vehicle equipped with flashing, blinking, revolving, or stationary blue lights in the commission of a felony, and, upon conviction of a violation of this subsection, the punishment shall be a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or imprisonment of not less than one year, or both.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 360,§ 1-82, eff. 5/12/2010.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 327,§ 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 5 - EQUIPMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-90 — 40-8-96) › Section 40-8-91.1 - Marking and equipment of all-terrain vehicles used as law enforcement vehicles

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "all-terrain vehicle" shall have the same meaning as provided for in paragraph (3) of Code Section
40-1-1
.
(b)
Every all-terrain vehicle must comply with the equipment and marking specifications set forth in this article before such vehicle can be used by law enforcement agencies and officers upon the public roads of this state. All provisions of law relating to safe operation of law enforcement or emergency vehicles shall be applied to the operation of such all-terrain vehicles.
(c)
Any all-terrain vehicle which is operated by law enforcement agencies and officers upon the public roads of this state shall be registered and licensed in accordance with the provisions of Code Section
40-2-37
.
Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 61,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 669,§ 5, eff. 5/1/2012.
Added by 2006 Ga. Laws 695,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
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 5 - EQUIPMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-90 — 40-8-96) › Section 40-8-92 - Designation of emergency vehicles; flashing or revolving lights; permits; fee; prohibition against use of flashing or revolving green lights by private persons on public property

(a)
All emergency vehicles shall be designated as such by the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner shall so designate each vehicle by issuing to such vehicle a permit to operate flashing or revolving emergency lights of the appropriate color. Such permit shall be valid for five years from the date of issuance. Any and all officially marked law enforcement vehicles as specified in Code Section
40-8-91
shall not be required to have a permit for the use of a blue light. Any and all fire department vehicles which are distinctly marked on each side shall not be required to have a permit for the use of a red light. Any and all ambulances, as defined in Code Section
31-11-2
, licensed by this state shall not be required to have a permit for the use of a red light.
(b)
The commissioner shall authorize the use of red flashing or revolving lights only when the person or governmental agency shall demonstrate to the commissioner a proven need for equipping a vehicle with emergency lights. The fee for such lights shall be $2.00, provided that no federal, state, county, or municipal governmental agency or an ambulance provider, as defined in Code Section
31-11-2
, shall be required to pay such fee.
(c)
Nothing contained in this Code section shall prohibit the commissioner from issuing a single special use permit to cover more than one vehicle, provided each vehicle covered under such special use permit shall pay the fee specified in subsection (b) of this Code section.
(d)
Except as provided in this subsection, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate any motor vehicle or to park any motor vehicle on public property with flashing or revolving green lights. This subsection shall not apply to any motor vehicle being used by any law enforcement agency, fire department, emergency management agency, or other governmental entity to designate the location of the command post for such agency, department, or entity at the site of an emergency.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 510,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 755,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 363,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 19-6, 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 5 - EQUIPMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-90 — 40-8-96) › Section 40-8-93 - Flashing parking or brake lights or directional signals not prohibited

Nothing contained in Code Sections
40-8-90
and
40-8-92
shall be deemed to apply to nor construed to prohibit blinking or flashing parking or brake lights or directional signals on any motor vehicle.
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 5 - EQUIPMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-90 — 40-8-96) › Section 40-8-94 - Sirens, whistles, or bells

Any authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet, but such siren shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which latter event the driver of such vehicle shall sound the siren when necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof.
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 5 - EQUIPMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-90 — 40-8-96) › Section 40-8-95 - Rules and regulations

The commissioner of public safety shall implement any and all provisions of Code Sections
40-8-90
,
40-8-92
, and
40-8-93
by the promulgation of necessary rules and regulations.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 19-7, 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 5 - EQUIPMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES (§§ 40-8-90 — 40-8-96) › Section 40-8-96 - Violation of Code Sections 40-8-90 and 40-8-92

Any person violating Code Sections
40-8-90
and
40-8-92
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 6 - EQUIPMENT OF SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 40-8-110 — 40-8-116) › Section 40-8-110 - Identification and color

(a)
Every bus used for the transportation of school children shall bear upon the front and rear thereof a plainly visible sign containing the words "SCHOOL BUS" in letters not less than eight inches in height.
(b)
On and after January 1, 1971, every new school bus purchased for the transportation of school children shall be painted National School Bus Chrome Yellow.
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 6 - EQUIPMENT OF SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 40-8-110 — 40-8-116) › Section 40-8-111 - Equipment generally

(a)
Each school bus used for the transportation of school children in the State of Georgia shall be in compliance with the State Board of Education bus specifications for the model year of such school bus.
(b)
Each public school system shall be required to maintain each of its school buses in good working condition, including all safety equipment required in accordance with the specifications established pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section.
(c)
Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall apply to motor vehicles operated by a local transit system which transport school children to and from school on regular or scheduled routes of a transit vehicle with regular fare-paying passengers.
Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 560, § 8, eff. 7/1/2004.
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 6 - EQUIPMENT OF SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 40-8-110 — 40-8-116) › Section 40-8-112 - Compliance with State Board Bus Specifications

Every school bus used to transport children to and from school shall comply with the State Board Bus Specifications prescribed by the State Board of Education.
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 6 - EQUIPMENT OF SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 40-8-110 — 40-8-116) › Section 40-8-113 - Standards applicable regardless of size or capacity

The identification and equipment standards provided in this part shall apply to all school buses as defined in paragraph (55) of Code Section
40-1-1
regardless of size or capacity.
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 6 - EQUIPMENT OF SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 40-8-110 — 40-8-116) › Section 40-8-114 - Operation of school buses by churches, private schools, and local transit systems; transportation of school children on buses owned or operated by public transit systems

(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title to the contrary, churches, private schools, or local transit systems may operate school buses meeting the equipment, color, and marking requirements of Code Sections
40-8-110
through
40-8-112
and
40-8-115
and drivers of such vehicles shall be required to stop as set forth in Code Section
40-6-163
. For purposes of this subsection, only churches and private schools are authorized to comply with Code Sections
40-8-110
through
40-8-112
, and only local transit systems are authorized to comply with Code Section
40-8-115
.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title to the contrary, the requirements relating to buses used for the transportation of school children, which requirements are contained in the following Code sections:
(1)
Code Section
40-6-160
, relating to speed limits;
(2)
Code Section
40-6-161
, relating to headlamps;
(3)
Code Section
40-6-162
, relating to use of visual signals;
(4)
Code Section
40-6-163
, relating to meeting or passing school buses;
(5)
Code Section
40-8-110
, relating to identification and color;
(6)
Code Section
40-8-111
, relating to equipment generally;
(7)
Code Section
40-8-112
, relating to compliance with certain State Board of Education specifications;
(8)
Code Section
40-8-115
, relating to identification and equipment of certain school buses; and
(9)
Code Section
40-8-220
, relating to inspection of school buses,
shall not apply to any bus which is owned or operated by a publicly owned and operated transit system and which either transports school children to and from school on regular or scheduled routes with regular fare-paying passengers or which engages in tripper service.
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 6 - EQUIPMENT OF SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 40-8-110 — 40-8-116) › Section 40-8-115 - Identification and equipment of school buses for special school route service

This part shall not prohibit the use of a school bus as defined in paragraph (55) of Code Section
40-1-1
for special school route service, provided it shall meet the following identification and equipment requirements:
(1)
The bus need not be painted yellow or black;
(2)
The bus shall be equipped with four hooded or recessed red flasher lights, or four red flasher lights and four amber flasher lights mounted on the same horizontal centerline as the red lights and nearer the centerline. Such amber lights shall be at least two and one-half times brighter than the red lights. The system shall be wired so that the amber signal lights are activated only by manual or foot operation and if activated are automatically deactivated and the red signal lights activated when the bus entrance door is opened; and
(3)
While transporting children to or from school, the bus shall be equipped with the following temporary signs, located conspicuously on the front and back of such vehicle:
(A)
The sign on the front shall have the words "SCHOOL BUS" printed in black letters not less than six inches high, on a background of National School Bus Glossy Yellow; and
(B)
The sign on the rear shall be at least ten square feet in size and shall be painted National School Bus Glossy Yellow and have the words "SCHOOL BUS" printed in black letters not less than eight inches high.