Title 40 — Title 40

(a) This article shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, farm tractors, or three-wheeled motorcycles used only for agricultural purposes, except when expressly made applicable. This article shall not apply to personal transportation vehicles. (b)…

(a) A person may operate a fully autonomous vehicle with the automated driving system engaged without a human driver being present in the vehicle, provided that such vehicle: (1) Unless an exemption has been granted under applicable federal or state law, is capable of being opera…

(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…

(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 sc…

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. (Ga. L. 1970, p. 586, § 2.)

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. (Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 40.) 40-8-114. Operation of school buses by churche…

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 ex…

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.…

Repealed by Ga. L. 1982, p. 165, §§ 1, 6, effective November 1, 1982. Editor’s notes. — This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1972, p. 989, § 1. PART 2 ESTABLISHMENT OF EMISSION STANDARDS; INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS 40-8-150 through 40-8-163. Reser…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Vehicular Visible Emission Control Act.’’ (Ga. L. 1971, p. 186, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 40.) 40-8-181. Visible emissions from vehicles on public roadways prohibited; exceptions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to opera…

(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 u…

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. (Ga. L. 1971, p. 186, § 3.) 537 40-8-200

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. (Ga. L. 1971, p. 186, § 4.)

This part shall not apply to off-highway farm, forest, and construction equipment being moved from one work location to another. (Ga. L. 1971, p. 186, § 5.)

Vehicles within jurisdiction of commissioner of public safety. 40-8-3. Vehicle or load dragging on highway; wheels causing pounding on road surface. 40-8-4. Emblem to be displayed on certain slow-moving vehicles or equipment operating on public roads. 40-8-5. Alteration of odomet…

Taillights. Reflectors. Brake lights and turn signals required. Standards for brake lights and signal devices. Light, flag, or strobe lamp on projecting load; requirements for lamp and flag. Lights on parked vehicles. Spotlights, foglights, and auxiliary lights permitted. Standar…

— Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, ‘‘Code Sections 40-2-150 through 40-2-162; or’’ was substituted for ‘‘Code Section 40-2-150 through Code Section 40-2-162; or’’ in paragraph (a)(2) (now item (a)(2)). Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2002, p. 1074, § 8, not codified by the Gene…

(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…

(a) Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor driven cycle shall be equipped with at least two but not more than four headlights, with at least one on each side of the front of the motor vehicle, which headlights shall comply with the requirements and limitations set f…

(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 commis…

Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Code 1981, § 40-8-221, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 165, § 9.) 40-8-222 through 40-8-264. Repealed by Ga. L. 1982, p. 165, § 9, effective November 1, 1982. Editor’s notes. — For further informa…

(a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer manufactured prior to January 1, 1954, shall be equipped with at least one taillight mounted on the rear, which when lighted as required in this article shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 f…

(a) Every motor vehicle manufactured after March 12, 1954, and operated upon a highway, other than a truck tractor, motorcycle, or motor driven cycle, shall carry on the rear, either as a part of the taillights or separately, two red reflectors, and every motorcycle and every mot…

(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 wit…

(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 …

(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 489 40-8-28 within a distance of 500 feet upon such street or highway, no …

(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 …

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 distrib…

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 vehicle…

Any automobile operated by a rural mail carrier for the purpose of delivering mail shall be authorized to display two amber colored lights so as to warn approaching travelers to decrease their speed because of the danger of colliding with such mail carrier as he stops and starts …

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. (Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Code 1933, § 68E-215, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 165, § 4; Code 198…

Any low-speed vehicle operated on the highways of this state shall display an amber strobe light so as to warn approaching travelers to decrease their speed because of the danger of colliding with such vehicle. Such amber strobe light shall be mounted in a manner so as to be visi…

40-3-26. Delivery; notice; security interest holders and lienholders.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Gross combination weight rating (GCWR)’’ means the combined gross vehicle weight ratings of all vehicles in a combination of vehicles. (2) ‘‘Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)’’ means the value specified by the manufacturer or man…

(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 dow…

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…

(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…

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. (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 115; Code 1933, § 68E-305, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 165, §…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Frame’’ means the main longitudinal structural members of the chassis of a truck. (2) ‘‘Frame height’’ means the vertical distance between a level surface and the lowest point on the frame of a truck, measured when the truck is up…

(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…

(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 t…

(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 th…

(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. (b) The windshield of e…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Light reflectance’’ means the ratio of the amount of total light that is reflected outward by a product or material to the amount of total light falling on the product or material. (2) ‘‘Light transmission’’ means the ratio of the…

(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 perso…

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 f…

— For note on the 2002 enactment of this chapter, see 19 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 339 (2002).

State, 281 Ga. 125, 636 S.E.2d 545 (2006). Trial court properly denied the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized as a result of the stop of the defendant’s vehicle; the stop of the defendant’s vehicle for a seat belt violation under O.C.G.A. § 40-8-76.1(e)(3), (f ) was p…

(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…

(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 …