History. Code 1981, § 40-6-227 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 389, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-6-228 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 1994, p. 504, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 8; Ga. L. 1997, p. 521, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 524, § 1/HB 1338; Ga. L. 2010, p. 963, § 2-16/SB 308; Ga. L. 2022, p. 74, § 17/SB 319.
The 2022 amendment, effective April 12, 2022, substituted “is a lawful weapons carrier as defined in Code Section 16-11-125.1” for “possesses a valid weapons carry license issued under Code Section 16-11-129 and who carries such weapon in a manner permitted under Code Section 16-11-126” in paragraph (b)(4).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2010, p. 963, § 3-1/SB 308, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to all offenses committed on and after June 4, 2010, and shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before June 4, 2010, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecution.
Ga. L. 2022, p. 74, § 1/SB 319, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Chairman John Meadows Act.’”
Ga. L. 2022, p. 74, § 2/SB 319, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “The General Assembly finds and determines that:
“(1) The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution recognizes the right of the people to keep and bear arms and that such right shall not be infringed; and
“(2) The people of this state, to perpetuate the principles of free government, insure justice to all, preserve peace, promote the interest and happiness of the citizen and of the family, and transmit to posterity the enjoyment of liberty, provided that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed but that the General Assembly shall have power to prescribe the manner in which arms may be borne.”
Law reviews.
For article, “Crimes and Offenses,” see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 131 (2011).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 6 - Uniform Rules of the Road
Article 10 - Stopping, Standing, and Parking
Part 2 - Parking for Persons With Disabilities
§ 40-6-224. Out-of-State Handicapped or Persons With Disabilities License Plates or Permits
§ 40-6-225. Parking Places for Persons With Disabilities for the Nonambulatory
§ 40-6-226. Offenses and Penalties