reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
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 40-8-116 - Unlawful acts

It shall be unlawful to operate:
(1)
Any vehicle displaying the words "SCHOOL BUS" unless it meets the color, identification, and equipment requirements set forth in Code Section
40-8-113
or
40-8-115
;
(2)
A vehicle without the words "SCHOOL BUS" but which is of a color and exhibits some equipment or identification which reasonably could cause a motorist to confuse it with a properly colored, identified, and equipped school bus;
(3)
Any school bus for any purpose other than the transportation of school children to or from school or school activities without concealing or covering all markings thereon indicating "SCHOOL BUS"; or
(4)
A vehicle which has been permanently converted from the purpose of transporting students to or from school or school activities without first having painted such vehicle some color other than the yellow required in subsection (b) of Code Section
40-8-110
and without having removed the stop arms, if any, and any other equipment required by Code Section
40-8-111
.
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 2 - CONTROL OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-130 — 40-8-185) › Part 1 - EMISSION CONTROL DEVICES GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-130 — 40-8-132) › Section 40-8-130 - Unlawful to operate vehicle without serviceable emission control device; penalty; exceptions

(a)
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any motor vehicle to operate or permit the operation of such vehicle on which any device controlling or abating atmospheric emissions which is placed on a motor vehicle by the manufacturer pursuant to regulations promulgated by the United States secretary of health and human services in accordance with the provisions of Title II, the National Emissions Standards Act, of the Air Quality Act of 1967, Public Law 90-148 has been rendered unserviceable by removal, alteration, or other interference with its operation.
(b)
Any person violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c)
Subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to any person repairing any such device described in that subsection or to the removal of any such device by any person for the purpose of repairing or replacing such device.
(d)
Subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to any person removing any such device for the purpose of converting any motor vehicle to operate on natural or liquefied petroleum gas or make any other modifications which would reduce atmospheric emissions.
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 2 - CONTROL OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-130 — 40-8-185) › Part 1 - EMISSION CONTROL DEVICES GENERALLY (§§ 40-8-130 — 40-8-132) › Section 40-8-131 - Inspection without warrant authorized

Any vehicle suspected of being operated in violation of this part may be the subject of an inspection conducted by an officer of the Georgia State Patrol 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 2 - CONTROL OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-130 — 40-8-185) › Part 3 - VISIBLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-180 — 40-8-185) › Section 40-8-180 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Vehicular Visible Emission Control Act."
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 2 - CONTROL OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-130 — 40-8-185) › Part 3 - VISIBLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-180 — 40-8-185) › Section 40-8-181 - Visible emissions from vehicles on public roadways prohibited; exceptions

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate on a public roadway of this state a diesel powered vehicle which discharges into the atmosphere visible emissions resulting in a decrease of light transmission beyond 30 percent, whether emitted from the crankcase, the exhaust system, or from any part of the power system; provided, however, that the light obscuring limitations prescribed in this subsection may be exceeded during periods of acceleration and deceleration not to exceed ten continuous seconds or 1,000 feet.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate on a public roadway of this state a gasoline powered vehicle which discharges into the atmosphere visible emissions resulting in a decrease of light transmission, whether emitted from the crankcase, the exhaust system, or from any part of the power system; provided, however, that the light obscuring limitation prescribed in this subsection may be exceeded for periods not to exceed ten continuous seconds or 1,000 feet.
(c)
Subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section shall not apply to the normal discharge of condensed water vapor.
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 2 - CONTROL OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-130 — 40-8-185) › Part 3 - VISIBLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-180 — 40-8-185) › Section 40-8-182 - Enforcement of part; traffic violation citations

(a)
This part shall be enforced by the duly authorized traffic control agency of this state or of any political subdivision thereof. The Air Quality Control Agency of this state shall produce and furnish to such traffic control agency appropriate light transmission gauges to be used in the enforcement of this part.
(b)
A traffic violation citation shall be issued to the operator of a vehicle in violation of any provision of this part on and after January 1, 1973.
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 2 - CONTROL OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-130 — 40-8-185) › Part 3 - VISIBLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-180 — 40-8-185) › Section 40-8-183 - Penalty

Any person who violates any provision of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $25.00.
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 2 - CONTROL OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-130 — 40-8-185) › Part 3 - VISIBLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-180 — 40-8-185) › Section 40-8-184 - Municipal and county regulation prohibited

No subdivision of this state shall enact any ordinance or issue any rules and regulations pertaining to the discharging into the atmosphere of visible emissions from diesel powered vehicles or gasoline powered vehicles.
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 2 - CONTROL OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-130 — 40-8-185) › Part 3 - VISIBLE EMISSIONS (§§ 40-8-180 — 40-8-185) › Section 40-8-185 - Part not applicable to certain vehicles

This part shall not apply to off-highway farm, forest, and construction equipment being moved from one work location to another.
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 3 - INSPECTIONS BY OFFICERS OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 40-8-200 — 40-8-201) › Section 40-8-200 - Inspection of vehicles by officers of the Department of Public Safety; certificate of inspection; procedure for noncompliant vehicle

(a)
The commissioner of public safety and members of the Department of Public Safety, and such other officers and employees of the department as the commissioner may designate, may at any time, upon reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle is unsafe or not equipped as required by law or that its equipment is not in proper adjustment or repair, require the driver of such vehicle to stop and submit such vehicle to an inspection and such tests with reference thereto as may be appropriate.
(b)
In the event such vehicle and its equipment are found to be in safe condition and in full compliance with the law, the officer making such an inspection shall issue to the driver an official certificate of inspection and approval of such vehicle specifying those parts or equipment so inspected and approved.
(c)
In the event such vehicle is found to be in unsafe condition or any required part or equipment is not present or is not in proper repair and adjustment, the officer shall give a written notice to the driver and shall send a copy to the department. Such notice shall require that such vehicle be placed in safe condition and its equipment in proper repair and adjustment specifying the particulars with reference thereto and shall require that a certificate of inspection and approval be obtained within 30 days.
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 3 - INSPECTIONS BY OFFICERS OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 40-8-200 — 40-8-201) › Section 40-8-201 - Duties of owners and drivers of vehicles

(a)
No person driving a vehicle shall refuse to submit such vehicle to an inspection and test when required to do so by the commissioner of public safety or an authorized officer of the Department of Public Safety.
(b)
Every owner or driver, upon receiving a notice as provided in Code Section
40-8-200
, shall comply therewith and shall within 30 days secure an official certificate of inspection and approval, which shall be issued in duplicate, one copy to be retained by the owner or driver and the other copy to be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety. In lieu of compliance with this subsection, the vehicle shall not be operated, except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section.
(c)
No person shall operate any vehicle after receiving a notice with reference thereto as provided in Code Section
40-8-200
except as may be necessary to return such vehicle to the residence or place of business of the owner or driver, or to a garage, until such vehicle and its equipment have been placed in proper repair and adjustment and otherwise made to conform to the requirements of this article. A certificate of inspection and approval shall be obtained as promptly as possible thereafter.
(d)
In the event repair or adjustment of any vehicle or its equipment is found necessary upon inspection, the owner of such vehicle may obtain such repair or adjustment at any place he may choose, but in every event an official certificate of inspection and approval must be obtained; otherwise, such vehicle shall not be operated upon the highways of this state.
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 4 - INSPECTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 40-8-220 — 40-8-222) › Section 40-8-220 - Inspection of public school buses

(a)
Every school bus which is defined by paragraph (55) of Code Section
40-1-1
which is owned or operated by a state, county, or municipal government or under contract by any independent school system shall be inspected annually, or more frequently at the discretion of the commissioner of public safety, under the supervision of an employee of the Department of Public Safety.
(b)
The employee of the department shall supervise the inspection of such vehicle to determine if such vehicle possesses in safe operating condition the equipment which is applicable to school buses required by Parts 1 through 4 of Article 1 of this chapter and the equipment required by Part 6 of Article 1 of this chapter.
(c)
If such vehicle is found to meet the equipment and safety requirements specified in subsection (b) of this Code section, then the employee of the department making the inspection shall issue a school bus certificate of safety inspection to the vehicle.
(d)
If such vehicle does not meet the equipment and safety requirements specified in subsection (b) of this Code section, then that vehicle shall not be operated on the streets and highways of this state, and no school bus certificate of safety inspection shall be issued to such vehicle.
(e)
All public school buses shall be made available for the inspection required under this Code section, and no person shall conceal any bus required to be inspected under this Code section.
(f)
The commissioner of public safety is authorized to implement any and all provisions of this Code section by the promulgation of necessary rules and regulations. When duly promulgated and adopted, all rules and regulations issued pursuant to this Code section shall have the force of law.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 19-8, 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 4 - INSPECTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 40-8-220 — 40-8-222) › Section 40-8-221 - Penalty

Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-12) › Section 40-9-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act."
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-12) › Section 40-9-2 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Accident" means the collision of any motor vehicle with another vehicle or with any object or fixture, or involvement of a motor vehicle in any manner in which any person is killed or injured or in which damage to the property of any one person to an extent of $500.00 or more is sustained.
(2)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of driver services.
(3)
"Department" means the Department of Driver Services.
(4)
"Operator" means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle.
(5)
"Proof of financial responsibility" means proof of ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of said proof in the amounts specified in subparagraph (a)(1)(A) of Code Section
33-7-11
.
(6)
"Suspension of driver's license" means the temporary withdrawal by formal action of the department of a resident's license or nonresident's privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-12) › Section 40-9-3 - Administration of chapter; rules and regulations; hearings; appeals

(a)
The commissioner shall administer and enforce this chapter and is authorized to adopt and enforce rules and regulations necessary for its administration. The commissioner shall prescribe suitable forms requisite or deemed necessary for the purposes of this chapter.
(b)
The commissioner shall provide for hearings upon request of persons aggrieved by orders or acts of the commissioner under this chapter. Such hearings shall not be subject to the procedural provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
(c)
The commissioner is authorized to adopt and enforce rules and regulations necessary for the administration of such hearings, including but not limited to, hearings provided in Code Section
40-9-32
. Except as provided in Code Section
40-9-32
, a request for a hearing under this chapter shall not operate as a stay of any order or act of the commissioner.
(d)
The commissioner's decision as rendered at such hearing shall be final unless the aggrieved person shall desire an appeal, in which case he or she shall have the right to enter an appeal to the superior court of the county of his or her residence or the Superior Court of Fulton County by filing a complaint in the superior court, naming the commissioner as defendant, within 30 days from the date the commissioner enters his or her decision or order. The appellant shall not be required to post any bond nor pay the costs in advance. If the aggrieved person desires, the appeal may be heard by the judge at term or in chambers or before a jury at the first term. The hearing on the appeal shall be de novo. However, such appeal shall not act as a supersedeas of any order or acts of the commissioner, nor shall the appellant be allowed to operate or permit a motor vehicle to be operated in violation of any suspension or revocation by the commissioner while such appeal is pending.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-1, eff. 7/1/2005.
Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 582, § 9, eff. 7/1/2004.
Amended by 2003 Ga. Laws 200, § 13, eff. 10/1/2003.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-12) › Section 40-9-4 - Exceptions to application of chapter

This chapter shall not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, the State of Georgia, any political subdivision of this state, or any municipality therein, or any motor carrier required by any other law to file evidence of insurance or other surety. Code Sections
40-9-81
,
40-9-7
,
40-9-8
, and
40-9-12
shall apply as to the operator of such motor vehicles. All provisions of this chapter shall apply to the operator of such motor vehicles while on unofficial business.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-12) › Section 40-9-5 - Application of chapter to nonresidents, unlicensed drivers, and unregistered vehicles; accidents in other states

(a)
If the operator or the owner of a vehicle involved in an accident in this state has no license, such operator shall not be allowed a license until he or she has complied with the requirements of this chapter to the same extent that would be necessary if, at the time of the accident, he or she had held a license in this state.
(b)
When a nonresident's operating privilege is suspended pursuant to Code Section
40-9-33
or
40-9-61
, the department shall transmit a certified copy of the record of such action to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates in the state in which such nonresident resides, if the law of such other state provides for action in relation thereto similar to that provided for in subsection (c) of this Code section.
(c)
Upon receipt of a certification that the operating privilege of a resident of this state has been suspended in another state pursuant to a law providing for its suspension for failure to deposit security for the payment of judgments arising out of a motor vehicle accident, under circumstances which would require the department to suspend a nonresident's operating privilege had the accident occurred in this state, the department shall suspend the license of such resident. Such suspension shall continue until such resident furnishes evidence of his or her compliance with the laws of such other state relating to the showing of proof of financial responsibility or reinstatement of operating privilege.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-12) › Section 40-9-6 - [Repealed] Transfer of registration of vehicle after registration suspended

Repealed and reserved by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-12) › Section 40-9-7 - Surrender of license after suspension

(a)
Any person whose driver's license shall have been suspended under any provision of this chapter shall immediately return his or her license to the department. If any person shall fail to return such license to the department, the department shall direct any peace officer to secure possession thereof and to return it to the department.
(b)
Any person willfully failing to return his or her driver's license as required in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-12) › Section 40-9-8 - Operating vehicle during suspension of driver's license or operating privilege

Any person whose driver's license or nonresident's operating privilege has been suspended under this chapter and who, during such suspension, drives any motor vehicle upon any highway, except where permitted under this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five days nor more than six months and there may be imposed in addition thereto a fine of not more than $500.00.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-12) › Section 40-9-9 - Reinstatement of driver's license; fee

Whenever a driver's license is suspended under any provisions of this chapter and the filing of proof of financial responsibility is made a prerequisite to reinstatement of such license, no such license shall be reinstated unless the driver or owner, in addition to complying with the other provisions of this chapter, pays to the department a fee of $25.00. Only one such fee shall be paid by any one person irrespective of the number of licenses to be reinstated. The fees paid pursuant to this Code section shall be expendable receipts to be used only by the department toward the cost of administration of this chapter.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-12) › Section 40-9-10 - Chapter supplemental

This chapter shall in no respect be considered as a repeal of the state motor vehicle laws but shall be construed as supplemental thereto.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-12) › Section 40-9-11 - Chapter not to prevent other process

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action at law from relying for relief upon the other processes provided by law.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-12) › Section 40-9-12 - Violations generally

Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 2 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING SECURITY FOR DAMAGES (§§ 40-9-30 — 40-9-41) › Section 40-9-30 - Fee for copy of accident report

The Department of Transportation, or its third-party designee, shall charge a fee of $5.00 for each copy of any accident report received and maintained by that department or its designee pursuant to Code Section
40-6-273
.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 192,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-2, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 2 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING SECURITY FOR DAMAGES (§§ 40-9-30 — 40-9-41) › Section 40-9-31 - Submission of accident reports to department

Each state and local law enforcement agency shall submit to the Department of Transportation the original document of any accident report prepared by such law enforcement agency or submitted to such agency by a member of the public. If the Department of Driver Services receives a claim requesting determination of security, the Department of Transportation shall provide a copy or an electronic copy of any relevant accident reports to the Department of Driver Services. Any law enforcement agency may transmit the information contained on the accident report form by electronic means, provided that the Department of Transportation has first given approval to the reporting agency for the electronic reporting method utilized. The law enforcement agency shall retain a copy of each accident report. Any law enforcement agency that transmits the data by electronic means must transmit the data using a nonproprietary interchangeable electronic format and reporting method. For purposes of this Code section, the term "nonproprietary" shall include commonly used report formats. All such reports shall be submitted to the Department of Transportation within 14 days when electronically submitted and when not electronically submitted not more than 15 days following the end of the month in which such report was prepared or received by such law enforcement agency. The Department of Transportation is authorized to engage the services of a third party in fulfilling its responsibilities under this Code section.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 184,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 192,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-2, eff. 7/1/2005.
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 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 2 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING SECURITY FOR DAMAGES (§§ 40-9-30 — 40-9-41) › Section 40-9-33 - Suspension of driver's license or operating privilege for failure to deposit security

(a)
In the event that any person required to deposit security fails to deposit such security within 30 days from the date of mailing of notice as provided in Code Section
40-9-32
and such person does not make a timely request for a hearing, or in the event any person fails to deposit security after the department has determined that there exists a reasonable possibility of a judgment being rendered against such person, the department shall thereupon suspend:
(1)
The driver's license of such person; and
(2)
If such person is a nonresident, the privilege of operating or permitting the operation of a vehicle within this state.
(b)
The license or nonresident's operating privilege shall remain so suspended and shall not be restored, nor shall any such license be issued to such person, nor shall such nonresident's operating privilege be restored, until:
(1)
Such person shall deposit or there shall be deposited on his or her behalf the security and proof of financial responsibility for the future as required by this chapter;
(2)
One year shall have elapsed following the date of such suspension and evidence satisfactory to the department has been filed with it that during the period of suspension no action for damages arising out of the accident has been instituted; or
(3)
Evidence satisfactory to the commissioner has been filed with him or her of a release from liability or a final adjudication of nonliability.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-2, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 2 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING SECURITY FOR DAMAGES (§§ 40-9-30 — 40-9-41) › Section 40-9-34 - Exceptions to requirement of security

The requirements as to security and suspension provided in Code Sections
40-9-32
and
40-9-33
shall not apply:
(1)
To the operator or owner of the vehicle involved in the accident if the owner had in effect at the time of the accident an automobile liability policy with respect to the vehicle involved in the accident, except that a driver shall not be so exempt if at the time of the accident the vehicle was being operated without the owner's permission, express or implied;
(2)
To the operator, if he is not the owner of the vehicle involved in the accident but there was in effect at the time of the accident an automobile liability policy with respect to his driving of vehicles not owned by him which provided him with liability coverage in the operation of the motor vehicle involved in such accident;
(3)
To an operator or owner whose liability for damages resulting from the accident is, in the judgment of the department, covered by any other form of liability insurance policy;
(4)
To any person qualifying as a self-insurer under Code Section
33-34-5.1
or to any person operating a vehicle for such self-insurer;
(5)
To the operator or the owner of a vehicle involved in an accident wherein no injury or damage was caused to the person or property of anyone other than such driver or owner;
(6)
To the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle legally parked at the time of the accident;
(7)
To the owner of a vehicle if at the time of the accident the vehicle was being operated without his permission, express or implied, or was parked by a person who had been operating such vehicle without such permission;
(8)
To a resident of this state involved in an accident with a nonresident of this state when the damage is less than $300.00, except upon the written request of any party in interest;
(9)
If, prior to the date that the department would otherwise suspend a license and registration or a nonresident's operating privilege under Code Section
40-9-33
, there shall be filed with the department evidence satisfactory to it that the person who would otherwise have to file security has been released from liability or finally adjudicated not to be liable.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 2 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING SECURITY FOR DAMAGES (§§ 40-9-30 — 40-9-41) › Section 40-9-35 - Agreements for payment of damages

(a)
Any two or more of the persons involved in or affected by an accident may enter into a written agreement for the payment of an agreed amount with respect to all claims of any of such persons because of bodily injury to or death or property damage arising from such accident, which agreement may provide for payment in installments, and may file a signed copy thereof with the department.
(b)
The department, to the extent provided by any such written agreement filed with it, shall not require the deposit of security and shall terminate any prior order of suspension or, if security has previously been deposited, the department shall immediately return such security to the depositor or his personal representative.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 2 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING SECURITY FOR DAMAGES (§§ 40-9-30 — 40-9-41) › Section 40-9-36 - Amount of security; designation of persons for whom deposit made; reduction or increase in amount

(a)
The security under this chapter shall be in such amount as the department may require, but in no case in excess of the limits specified in subsection (a) of Code Section
40-9-37
. Every depositor of security shall designate in writing every person on whose behalf the deposit is made and may at any time change such designation, in writing, to include an additional person or persons; provided, however, that a single deposit of security shall be applicable only on behalf of persons required to furnish security because of the same accident.
(b)
The department may, upon written notice to all parties involved, reduce or increase the amount of security ordered in any case within six months after the date of the accident if in its judgment the amount ordered is excessive or inadequate. In case the security originally ordered has been deposited, the excess deposit over the reduced amount ordered shall be returned to the depositor or his personal representative.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 2 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING SECURITY FOR DAMAGES (§§ 40-9-30 — 40-9-41) › Section 40-9-37 - Requirements for liability insurance policies; erroneous information as to insurance

(a)
No liability insurance policy shall be effective under Code Section
40-9-34
unless issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, and unless such policy or bond is subject to limits, exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than the amounts specified in subparagraph (a)(1)(A) of Code Section
33-7-11
.
(b)
No policy shall be effective under Code Section
40-9-34
with respect to any vehicle which was not registered in this state or which was registered elsewhere than in this state at the effective date of the policy or the most recent renewal thereof unless the insurance company issuing such policy is authorized to do business in this state, or if such company is not authorized to do business in this state, unless it shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the commissioner to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action upon such policy arising out of such accident.
(c)
Whenever erroneous information is given to the department with respect to the matters set forth in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of Code Section
40-9-34
, the department shall take appropriate action as provided in Code Section
40-9-32
after receipt of correct information with respect to such matters.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 2 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING SECURITY FOR DAMAGES (§§ 40-9-30 — 40-9-41) › Section 40-9-40 - Check of court records for pending action or unsatisfied judgment; certificate of clerk

At the end of the expiration of one year from the date of the accident or one year from the date of the suspension under this chapter, the clerk, or the judge if there is no clerk, of any court of this state having jurisdiction over civil cases shall, upon request of an operator or owner or an authorized representative of either, check the records of such court and furnish such operator or owner or authorized representative with a certificate showing whether or not there is an action at law pending or an unsatisfied judgment on file against such operator or owner arising out of the accident which necessitated the depositing of security or on which the suspension was based. The fee for providing such certificate shall be as provided in Code Section
15-6-77
and shall be paid by the party requesting the certificate.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 2 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING SECURITY FOR DAMAGES (§§ 40-9-30 — 40-9-41) › Section 40-9-41 - Matters not to be evidence in civil actions for damages

Neither any accident report filed with the Department of Transportation, the action taken by the Department of Driver Services pursuant to this chapter, the findings, if any, of the department upon which such action is based, nor the security filed as provided in this chapter shall be referred to in any way, nor shall they be any evidence of the negligence or due care of either party, at the trial of any action at law to recover damages.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-3, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 3 - UNSATISFIED JUDGMENTS (§§ 40-9-60 — 40-9-63) › Section 40-9-60 - Courts to report unpaid judgments to department; department to report judgments against nonresidents

(a)
Whenever any person fails within 30 days to satisfy any judgment rendered in an action at law arising out of a motor vehicle accident, to which no appeal has been entered or motion for a new trial entered, then upon the request of the judgment creditor or his attorney it shall be the duty of the court in which such judgment is rendered within this state to forward to the department immediately after the expiration of said 30 days a certified copy of such judgment. The court shall be entitled to a fee as required by paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (g) of Code Section
15-6-77
. In the event a certificate of pending or unsatisfied judgment is requested, the court shall be entitled to a fee as required by paragraph (8) of subsection (g) of Code Section
15-6-77
.
(b)
If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the department is a nonresident, the department shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registrations of the state of which the defendant is a resident.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 3 - UNSATISFIED JUDGMENTS (§§ 40-9-60 — 40-9-63) › Section 40-9-61 - Suspension of driver's license or operating privilege for nonpayment of judgment

(a)
The department, upon receipt of a certified copy of an unsatisfied judgment, shall suspend the driver's license or nonresident's operating privilege of the person against whom such judgment was rendered except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this Code section.
(b)
If the judgment creditor consents, in writing, in such form as the department may prescribe, the department, in its discretion, may allow the judgment debtor to retain his or her license or nonresident's operating privilege for six months from the date of such consent and thereafter until such consent is revoked in writing, notwithstanding default in the payment of such judgment or of any installments as provided in Code Section
40-9-63
.
(c)
The department shall take no action pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section if it shall find that an insurer was obligated to pay the judgment upon which suspension is based, at least to the extent and for the amounts required in this article, but has not paid such judgment for any reason. Such finding shall not be binding upon such insurer and shall have no legal effect whatever except for the purposes of administering this Code section. Whenever, in any judicial proceedings, it shall be determined by any final judgment, decree, or order that an insurer is not obligated to pay any such judgment, the department, notwithstanding any contrary finding theretofore made by it, shall forthwith suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of any person against whom such judgment was rendered.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-4, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 3 - UNSATISFIED JUDGMENTS (§§ 40-9-60 — 40-9-63) › Section 40-9-62 - Duration of suspension; when judgments deemed satisfied

(a)
A driver's license or nonresident's operating privilege suspended pursuant to Code Section
40-9-61
shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license or registration be thereafter issued in the name of the judgment debtor, whether or not he or she was previously licensed, unless and until every such judgment is stayed, or satisfied in full or to the extent provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, subject to the exceptions provided in this article.
(b)
Judgment referred to in this article, which is based upon an accident which occurred on or after January 1, 2001, shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied:
(1)
When $25,000.00 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result of any one accident;
(2)
When, subject to such limit of $25,000.00 because of bodily injury to or death of one person, $50,000.00 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons as the result of any one accident; or
(3)
When $25,000.00 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident.
(c)
Reserved.
(d)
Payments made in settlement of any claims because of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from the accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this Code section.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-4, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 3 - UNSATISFIED JUDGMENTS (§§ 40-9-60 — 40-9-63) › Section 40-9-63 - Installment payment of judgments

(a)
A judgment debtor, upon due notice to the judgment creditor, may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments, and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.
(b)
The department shall not suspend a license or nonresident's operating privilege and shall restore any license or nonresident's operating privilege suspended following nonpayment of a judgment, when the judgment debtor obtains such an order permitting the payment of any such judgment in installments, and while the payment of any such installments is not in default.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 68,§ 20-4, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 4 - GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FUTURE (§§ 40-9-80 — 40-9-82) › Section 40-9-80 - Methods of giving proof; duration

(a)
In all those situations under this chapter in which proof of financial responsibility for the future is required, such proof may be given by filing with the department:
(1)
A written certificate of any insurance carrier certifying that there is in effect a liability policy as to that vehicle meeting the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of Code Section
40-9-37
; or
(2)
A plan of self-insurance, accepted by the commissioner, as provided in Code Section
33-34-5.1
.
(b)
Such proof must be maintained for a one-year period.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 4 - GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FUTURE (§§ 40-9-80 — 40-9-82) › Section 40-9-81 - Proof required upon restoration of driver's license suspended for certain offenses

(a)
Whenever any person is convicted of any offense making mandatory the suspension of such person's driver's license, the department shall not restore the license to such person until permitted under the motor vehicle laws of this state, and not then unless and until such person shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility for the future.
(b)
If such person does not have the required proof at any time during the one-year period following the date of restoration of his driver's license, the department shall immediately revoke the license.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 9 - REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 40-9-1 — 40-9-103) › Article 4 - GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FUTURE (§§ 40-9-80 — 40-9-82) › Section 40-9-82 - Cancellation of insurance certificate

Any insurance company filing a certification with the department in order for the operator to show the proof required in this article shall not cancel such certification within 12 months from its effective date except for a subsequent conviction of any offense requiring the mandatory suspension of such operator's license, and the department shall be given at least 20 days' prior written notice of such cancellation. The commissioner may, in his discretion, permit the cancellation of such certificate for other cause made known to and approved by him.