Georgia Code
Article 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 40-6-250. Wearing Device Which Impairs Hearing or Vision

No person shall operate a motor vehicle while wearing a headset or headphone which would impair such person’s ability to hear, nor shall any person while operating a motor vehicle wear any device which impairs such person’s vision; provided, however, that a person may wear a headset or headphone for communication purposes.
History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 1137, § 1; Code 1933, § 68A-1112, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1601, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1399, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 1995, p. 759, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1158, § 5/SB 360.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2010, p. 1158, § 1/SB 360, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Caleb Sorohan Act for Saving Lives by Preventing Texting While Driving.’ ”
Ga. L. 2010, p. 1158, § 6/SB 360, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment by that Act shall apply to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2010.
Law reviews.
For article, “Motor Vehicles and Traffic,” see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 155 (2011).