History. Code 1981, § 40-5-159 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 519, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 5-65; Ga. L. 2003, p. 484, § 8; Ga. L. 2006, p. 449, § 20/HB 1253; Ga. L. 2007, p. 117, § 6/HB 419; Ga. L. 2008, p. 171, § 13/HB 1111; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1370, § 5/HB 118; Ga. L. 2018, p. 127, § 7/HB 673.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted “Code Section 40-6-241” for “Code Section 40-6-241.2” twice in subsection (f).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1989, “Part” was substituted for “part” in subsection (b).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2018, p. 127, § 1/HB 673, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Hands-Free Georgia Act.’ ”
Law reviews.
For article on the 2018 amendment of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2018).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Article 7 - Commercial Drivers’ Licenses
§ 40-5-141. Purpose and Applicability of Article; Liberal Construction
§ 40-5-143. Driving Commercial Motor Vehicle With More Than One License Prohibited
§ 40-5-145. Duties of Employer
§ 40-5-146. Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicle Without Valid License or Driving Privilege
§ 40-5-148. Nonresident License
§ 40-5-148.1. Restricted Commercial Licenses for Persons in Agricultural Industry
§ 40-5-148.2. Issuance of Nonresident Commercial Drivers’ Licenses
§ 40-5-148.3. Submission of Medical Examiner’s Certificate; Penalty for False Submissions
§ 40-5-153. Implied Consent to Chemical Test; Administration of Test; Procedure
§ 40-5-156. Rules and Regulations
§ 40-5-157. Authority for Commissioner to Enter Into Agreements, Arrangements, or Declarations