Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 40-6-2. Obedience to Authorized Persons Directing Traffic

No person shall fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any law enforcement officer or firefighter, nonsworn employee or volunteer authorized under Code Section 35-1-11, or individual designated under Code Section 20-2-1131 with the authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic.
History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 24; Code 1933, § 68A-104, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 516, § 2; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 1999, p. 654, § 2; Ga. L. 2002, p. 660, § 4; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1259, § 11; Ga. L. 2019, p. 302, § 2-3/HB 459.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: “No person shall fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer, firefighter, police volunteer authorized under Code Section 35-1-11, or school-crossing guard designated by a local law enforcement agency invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic.”
Cross references.
Provisions regarding refusal to obey official request at fire or other emergency, § 16-10-30 .
Authority of school-crossing guards to direct traffic, § 20-2-1131 .
Refusal to display driver’s license upon demand by law enforcement officer, § 40-5-29 .

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic

Chapter 6 - Uniform Rules of the Road

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 40-6-1. Violations of Chapter a Misdemeanor Unless Otherwise Stated; Maximum Fines for Speed Limit Violations

§ 40-6-2. Obedience to Authorized Persons Directing Traffic

§ 40-6-3. Chapter Refers to Operation of Vehicles on Highways; Exceptions; Vehicle Accident Reports and Private Property

§ 40-6-4. Persons Riding Animals or Driving Animal Drawn Vehicles

§ 40-6-5. Persons Working on Highways

§ 40-6-6. Authorized Emergency Vehicles; Pursuit of Fleeing Suspects

§ 40-6-7. Operation of Motor Vehicles in Parades

§ 40-6-8. Rights of Owners of Real Property

§ 40-6-9. Challenges to Speed Limits and Other Traffic Regulations Established or Enforced by Local Governing Authorities

§ 40-6-10. Insurance Requirements for Operation of Motor Vehicles Generally

§ 40-6-10.1. Financial Responsibility Requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

§ 40-6-11. Insurance Requirements for Operation of Motorcycles

§ 40-6-12. Subsequent Violation; Proof of Financial Responsibility

§ 40-6-13. Courts Having Jurisdiction to Try Offenses

§ 40-6-14. Sound Volume Limitations From Within the Motor Vehicle

§ 40-6-15. Knowingly Driving Motor Vehicle on Suspended, Canceled, or Revoked Registration

§ 40-6-16. Procedure for Passing Certain Stationary Vehicles

§ 40-6-16.1. Procedure for Passing Vehicle With Active Sanitation Workers

§ 40-6-17. Prohibited Use of Traffic-Control Device Preemption Emitter; Penalty