Georgia Code, Title 40, Chapter 6, Article 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions
- § 40-6-240 - Backing
(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...
- § 40-6-241 - Driver to Exercise Due Care; Proper Use of Radios and Mobile Telephones Allowed
A driver shall exercise due care in operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this state and shall not engage in any actions...
- § 40-6-241.1 - Definitions; Prohibition on Certain Persons Operating Motor Vehicle While Engaging in Wireless Communications; Exceptions; Penalties
(a) As used in the Code section, the term: (1) "Engage in a wireless communication" means talking, writing, sending, or reading a text-based communication,...
- § 40-6-241.2 - Writing, Sending, or Reading Text Based Communication While Operating Motor Vehicle Prohibited; Prohibited Uses of Wireless Telecommunication Devices by Drivers of Commercial Vehicles; Exceptions; Penalties for Violation
(a) As used in this Code section, the term "wireless telecommunications device" means a cellular telephone, a text messaging device, a personal digital assistant,...
- § 40-6-242 - Obstruction of Driver's View or Interference With Control of Vehicle
(a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded or when there are in the front seat such a number of...
- § 40-6-243 - Opening and Closing Vehicle Doors
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe...
- § 40-6-244 - Riding in House Trailer
No driver of a motor vehicle shall allow a person or persons to occupy a towed house trailer while it is being towed by...
- § 40-6-245 - Driving Through Canyon or on Mountain Highway
The driver of a vehicle traveling through a defile or canyon or on a mountain highway shall hold such vehicle under control and as...
- § 40-6-246 - Coasting
(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the gears or transmission of such vehicle...
- § 40-6-247 - Following Fire Apparatus or Emergency Vehicle
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm...
- § 40-6-248 - Crossing Fire Hose
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private road, or driveway to...
- § 40-6-248.1 - Securing Loads on Vehicles
(a) As used in this Code section, the term "litter" has the meaning provided by paragraph (1) of Code Section 16-7-42.(a.1) No vehicle shall...
- § 40-6-249 - Littering Highway
Any person littering a highway in violation of Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 16 or driving, moving, or loading...
- § 40-6-250 - Wearing Device Which Impairs Hearing or Vision
No person shall operate a motor vehicle while wearing a headset or headphone which would impair such person's ability to hear, nor shall any...
- § 40-6-251 - Driving in Circular or Zigzag Course; "Laying Drags."
(a) No driver of any motor vehicle shall operate the vehicle upon the public streets, highways, public or private driveways, airport runways, or parking...
- § 40-6-252 - Parking, Standing, or Driving Vehicle in Private Parking Area After Request Not to Do So
(a) No person shall, after having been requested not to do so by a law enforcement officer or an authorized agent of the owner,...
- § 40-6-253 - Consumption of Alcoholic Beverage or Possession of Open Container of Alcoholic Beverage in Passenger Area
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Alcoholic beverage" means: (A) Beer, ale, porter, stout, and other similar fermented beverages, including...
- § 40-6-253.1 - Transportation of Etiologic Agent; Exception; Penalty for Violation
(a) As used in this Code section, the terms "infectious substance" and "regulated medical waste" have the same meaning as given to those terms...
- § 40-6-254 - Operating Vehicle Without Adequately Securing Load
No person shall operate any motor vehicle with a load on or in such vehicle unless the load on or in such vehicle is...
- § 40-6-255 - Driving Away Without Paying for Gasoline
(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle so as to cause it to leave the premises of an establishment at which gasoline offered...
Last modified: October 14, 2016