Evidence of speed based on a speed detection device using the speed timing principle of laser which is of a model that has been approved by the Department of Public Safety shall be considered scientifically acceptable and reliable as a speed detection device and shall be admissible for all purposes in any court, judicial, or administrative proceedings in this state. A certified copy of the Department of Public Safety list of approved models of such laser devices shall be self-authenticating and shall be admissible for all purposes in any court, judicial, or administrative proceedings in this state.
History. Code 1981, § 40-14-17 , enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 5, § 1.
Law reviews.
For annual survey article discussing developments in the law of evidence, see 51 Mercer L. Rev. 279 (1999).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 14 - Use of Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras
Article 2 - Speed Detection Devices
§ 40-14-1.2. Agent Not Private Investigator or Subject to Certain Laws
§ 40-14-3. Application for Permit; Use of Device While Application Pending
§ 40-14-4. Compliance With Rules of Federal Communications Commission; Certification of Devices
§ 40-14-6. Warning Signs Required; Signage Requirements
§ 40-14-7. Visibility of Vehicle From Which Device Is Operated
§ 40-14-8. When Case May Be Made and Conviction Had
§ 40-14-9. Certain Evidence Inadmissible; Use of Device on Hill
§ 40-14-10. Unlawful Use of Devices Generally
§ 40-14-12. Administrative Hearing Upon Permit Suspension or Revocation
§ 40-14-13. Administrative and Judicial Appeal of Decision Suspending or Revoking Permit
§ 40-14-14. Petition for Reconsideration Following Permit Suspension or Revocation
§ 40-14-15. Rehearing or Restoration of Permit at Direction of Governor
§ 40-14-17. Laser Devices; Reliability and Admissibility of Evidence