Title 40 — Title 40

(a)(1) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘mobile electronic device’’ means a portable computing and communication device that has a display screen with touch input or a miniature keyboard. (1.1) Upon the request of the insured, an insurer may issue a verification as to the …

Repealed by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5, effective January 1, 1991. Editor’s notes. — This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1. For present provisions pertaining to pedes- trian right of way on sidewalk, see Code Section 40-6-144. 40-6-101. Redesignated.

Article 6 Turning, Starting, Signaling 40-6-120. 40-6-121. 40-6-122. 40-6-123. Article 4 Right of Way 40-6-70. 40-6-71. 40-6-72. 40-6-73. 40-6-74. 40-6-75. 40-6-76. 40-6-77. T.40, C.6 Right of way rule for vehicles approaching or entering intersection. Yield when turning left. St…

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, ‘‘motorcycle’’ means any motor vehicle traveling on public streets or highways having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground but excluding a tractor and a…

(a) Any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of Code Section 40-6-10 within a five-year period, as measured from date of arrest to date of arrest, shall be required to file with the Department of Driver Services and maintain for a period of three years from the da…

The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows: (1) Right turn. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway; (2) Left turn. (A) As used in this paragra…

No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction: (1) Upon any curve; (2) Upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of another vehicle approaching from either direction; (3) Where such turn cannot be mad…

No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety. (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 68; Code 1933, § 68A-603, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5.)

Pineda, No. 1:06-cr-350-WSD, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18137 (N.D. Ga. Mar. 10, 2008). While the state failed to adduce direct evidence showing, at the moment the vehicle was at the subdivision’s exit, the precise location of the cars that were later stopped in front of or behind the…

(a) Any stop or turn signal when required in this chapter shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by signal lights, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section. (b) Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and a required …

All signals required by this article when given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and shall indicate as follows: (1) Left turn, hand and arm extended horizontally; (2) Right turn, hand and arm extended upward; (3) Stop or dec…

U-turns. Starting parked vehicle. Turning movements; signals required on turning, changing lanes, slowing, or stopping. Signals by hand and arm or signal lights. Method of giving hand and arm signals. Central lane for turning. Article 7 Negotiating Railroad Crossings, Entering Hi…

Any court having jurisdiction to try and dispose of traffic offenses shall have jurisdiction to try and dispose of the misdemeanor offenses provided for in Code Sections 40-6-10 and 40-6-11. Such jurisdiction shall be concurrent with the jurisdiction of any other court within the…

(a) It is unlawful for any person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on a street or highway to operate or amplify the sound produced by a radio, tape player, or other mechanical sound-making device or instrument from within the motor vehicle so that the sound is plainly audib…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘other on-track equipment’’ means any car, rolling stock, or other device that, alone or coupled to another device, is operated on stationary rails. (b) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing, such dr…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, the driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, any bus, whether or not operated for hire, or of any school bus, whether carrying any school children or empty, or of any vehicle carrying any hazardous ma…

(a) No person shall operate or move a crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal 132 40-6-144 operating speed of ten miles per hour or less or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch per foot of the dist…

(a) This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Spencer Pass Law.’’ (b) The operator of a motor vehicle approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle that is displaying flashing yellow, amber, white, red, or blue lights shall approach the authorized emergen…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, it shall be unlawful to operate: (1) A school bus transporting school children to and from school or to and from school activities at a speed greater than 40 miles per hour on a public road other than one wh…

A school bus driver shall actuate the visual signals required by Code Sections 40-8-111 and 40-8-115 whenever, but only whenever, the school bus is stopped on the highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging school children. A school bus driver shall not actuate the visual…

(a) Prior to moving a school bus from a stop at which passengers have been loaded or unloaded, the driver of the bus shall check all mirrors to ensure that it is safe to place the bus in motion. (b) Prior to loading or unloading passengers from a school bus, the driver shall enga…

No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard for the actual and potential hazards then existing. Consistently with the foregoing, every person shall drive at a reasonable and prudent speed when approachin…

(a) The limits specified in this Code section or established as authorized in this article shall be the maximum lawful vehicle speeds, except when a special hazard exists that requires a lower speed for compliance with Code Section 40-6-180. (b) Consistent with the provision of e…

Whenever the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner of transportation shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any maximum speed set forth in this article is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to…

(a) Whenever the governing authority of an incorporated municipality or county, in its respective jurisdiction, determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the maximum vehicle speed permitted under this chapter is greater than is reasonable and safe u…

(a) No person shall drive a vehicle over any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed which is greater than the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure, when such structure is posted as provided in this C…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Drag race’’ means the operation of two or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerated speeds in a competitive attempt to outdistance each other or the operation of one or more vehicles over a common selected course from…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Highway work zone’’ means a segment of any highway, road, or street where the Department of Transportation, a county, a municipality, or any contractor for any of the foregoing is engaged in constructing, reconstructing, or mainta…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘department’’ means the Department of Driver Services. (b) In addition to any other fines or penalties imposed by any local jurisdiction or the department, the department shall administer and collect a fee of $200.00 from any driver who…

No person shall fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer, firefighter, police volunteer authorized under Code Section 35-1-11, or school-crossing guard designated by a local law enforcement agency invested by law with authority to direct, …

State, 265 Ga. App. 359, 593 S.E.2d 897 (2004). There was sufficient evidence to support the defendant’s conviction for vehicular homicide by driving under the influence of alcohol. The testimony of the arresting officer that the defendant appeared intoxicated, a videotape of the…

Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2007, p. 214, § 3/HB 144, effective July 1, 2007. Editor’s notes. — This Code section was based on Code 1933, § 68A-1101, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5. Ga. L. 2007, p. 214, § 4/HB 144, not codified by the General Asse…

Code Sections 40-6-200, 40-6-202, and 40-6-203 shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the roadway in such a manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving such disabled vehicle in such position. (Ga. L. 1…

No driver shall enter an intersection unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection to accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proce…

Maximum limits. Establishment of state speed zones. Alteration of speed limits by local authorities. Impeding traffic flow; minimum speed limits; slower driving in a passing lane. Speed limits on bridges and other elevated structures. Racing on highways or streets. Charging viola…

(a) The following meanings shall be given to highway traffic signal indications, except those on pedestrian signals: (1) Green indications shall have the following meanings: (A) Traffic, except pedestrians, facing a CIRCULAR GREEN signal may proceed straight through or turn right…

Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words WALK or DON’T WALK or symbols so directing a pedestrian are in place, such signals shall indicate as follows: (1) Word or symbol message WALK. Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in the dir…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Parking Law for Persons with Disabilities.’’ (Code 1933, § 68A-1020, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1334, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 8.) 40-6-221. Definitions.

As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Counterfeit’’ means any copy of any kind of parking permit for persons with disabilities which is not authorized by and does not carry the official seal of the Department of Revenue. (2) ‘‘Institution’’ means an institution for which a permit…

Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2006, p. 659, § 2/HB 1217, effective May 1, 2006.

Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2006, p. 659, § 3/HB 1217, effective May 1, 2006. Editor’s notes. — This Code section was based on Code 1933, § 68A-1023, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1334, § 3; Ga. L. 1981, p. 677, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 8; Ga. L. 2000…

Definitions. Permits [Repealed]. Fees [Repealed]. Out-of-state handicapped or persons with disabilities license plates or permits. 40-6-224.1. Handicapped parking places for the nonambulatory [Repealed]. 40-6-225. Parking places for persons with disabilities for the nonambulatory…

Repealed by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5, effective January 1, 1991. Editor’s notes. — This Code Section was based on Ga. L. 1989, p. 572, § 1. For present provisions pertaining to parking for persons with disabilities for the nonambulatory, see Code Section 40-6-225. 40-6-225. Park…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park any vehicle in a parking place for persons with disabilities unless there is displayed on the driver’s side of the dashboard or hung from the rearview mirror of the parked vehicle a valid unexpired parking permit for…

The provisions of this part are applicable to both public and private property; and all law enforcement officers of this state and its political subdivisions are expressly authorized to enforce the provisions of this 190 40-6-228 part on private property as well as on public prop…

(a) Any county or municipal law enforcement agency of the state which is empowered to enforce the provisions of this part may, in its discretion, appoint any person who is a citizen of the United States, is of good moral character, and has not previously been convicted of a felon…

Flashing signal indications shall have the following meanings: (1) Flashing circular red (stop signal) — When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop at a clearly marked stop line or, if there is no stop line, before entering the …

When lane direction control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a street or road, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a green signal is shown but shall not enter or travel in any lane over which a red signal is shown, provided that a vehicle may enter …

(a) A driver shall not back a vehicle unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic. (b) A driver of a vehicle shall not back a vehicle upon any shoulder or roadway of any controlled-access highway. (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., 192 40-6…

Distracted driving; restrictions on operation of wireless telecommunication devices and stand-alone electronic devices; penalty; exceptions. 40-6-241.1. Definitions; prohibition on certain persons operating motor vehicle while engaging in wireless communications; exceptions; pena…