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
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 6 - Uniform Rules of the Road
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 40-6-2. Obedience to Authorized Persons Directing Traffic
§ 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
§ 40-6-10. Insurance Requirements for Operation of Motor Vehicles Generally
§ 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