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 GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013)
 Title 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

  Title 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC  

Chapter 1. IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION
Chapter 2. REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 3. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, SECURITY INTERESTS, AND LIENS
Chapter 4. IDENTIFICATION OF AND PURCHASE AND RESALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS
Chapter 5. DRIVERS' LICENSES
Chapter 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD
Chapter 7. OFF-ROAD VEHICLES
Chapter 8. EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 9. REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Chapter 10. FORMULATION AND COORDINATION OF STATE AND LOCAL HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS
Chapter 11. ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 12. ACTIONS AGAINST NONRESIDENT MOTORISTS
Chapter 13. PROSECUTION OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES
Chapter 14. USE OF SPEED DETECTION AND TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL MONITORING DEVICES
Chapter 15. MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM
Chapter 16. DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER SERVICES

REFS & ANNOS

TITLE 40 NOTE

CROSS REFERENCES. --Regulation of retail installment sales of motor vehicles, § 10-1-30 et seq. Regulation of sales of gasoline and other petroleum products generally, § 10-1-140 et seq. Size and weight restrictions pertaining to motor vehicles and loads, § 32-6-20 et seq. Motor vehicle accident insurance, § 33-7-11 and T. 33, C. 34. Regulation of operation of self-service motor fuel dispensing pumps, § 36-60-1. Adoption of ordinances and authority to contract for removal of junked motor vehicles, § 36-60-4. Installation of road grates to accommodate bicycles, § 36-60-5. Regulation of activities of driver training schools and instructors, . 43, C. 13. Regulation of motor vehicle racetracks, T. 43, C. 25. Regulation of used car and car parts dealers, T. 43, C. 47. Penalty for unauthorized display of sign, tag, or other documents on motor vehicle so as to convey impression that owner of motor vehicle is member of Governor's staff, § 45-1-3. Motor carriers, T. 46, C. 7. Motor fuel taxes, § 48-9-1 et seq.
 
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
 
LAW ON MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC MUST BE STRICTLY CONSTRUED. O'Steen v. Boone, 117 Ga. App. 174, 160 S.E.2d 229 (1968).
 
APPLICABILITY OF TITLE TO MOTORCYCLES. --Motorcycle is subject to the provisions of the law on motor vehicles and traffic (see O.C.G.A. T. 40) in general and to those of O.C.G.A. § 40-2-20 in particular. Grange Mut. Cas. Co. v. King, 174 Ga. App. 716, 331 S.E.2d 41 (1985).
 
MOTORCYCLES TAXED SEPARATELY. --General Assembly, in providing license taxes, separated motorcycles from the general class of motor vehicles. Bullard v. Life & Cas. Ins. Co., 178 Ga. 673, 173 S.E. 855, answer conformed to, 49 Ga. App. 27, 174 S.E. 256 (1934).
 
CITED in Seaboard Air Line Ry. v. Benton, 175 Ga. 491, 165 S.E. 593 (1932).
 
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
 
PURPOSE OF MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. --Overall primary purpose of the law on motor vehicles and traffic is to provide for the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, including providing dealers with the convenience of a special tag, transferable at will from vehicle to vehicle. 1954-56 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 473.
 
RESEARCH REFERENCES
 
ALR. --Liability of owner or operator of motor vehicle for injury caused thereby while it is being repaired or serviced, 15 ALR3d 1387.
   Criminal liability based on violation of statute or ordinance specifically regulating operation of snowmobile, 45 ALR3d 1438.
   Search and seizure: lawfulness of demand for driver's license, vehicle registration, or proof of insurance, pursuant to police stop to assist motorist, 19 ALR5th 884.