Every sheriff and chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency other than a sheriff shall, on or before the tenth day of each month, report in writing to the Department of Transportation the death of any person within their jurisdiction during the preceding calendar month as the result of a traffic accident known to them, giving the time and place of the accident and the circumstances relating thereto, in the manner specified by the commissioner of transportation.
History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 46; Code 1981, § 40-6-278 ; Code 1981, § 40-6-277 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 5A-5; Ga. L. 2003, p. 484, § 12; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 18-8/HB 501.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 6 - Uniform Rules of the Road
§ 40-6-270. Hit and Run; Duty of Driver to Stop at or Return to Scene of Accident
§ 40-6-271. Duty Upon Striking Unattended Vehicle
§ 40-6-272. Duty Upon Striking Fixture
§ 40-6-273. Duty to Report Accident Resulting in Injury, Death, or Property Damage
§ 40-6-273.1. Instruction to Drivers to Provide Certain Information to Other Parties
§ 40-6-274. Exemption From Duty to Stop at Scene or Report Accident
§ 40-6-276. Duty of Driver of Wrecker/tow Truck
§ 40-6-278. Uniform Motor Vehicle Accident Reports and Reporting Procedures
§ 40-6-279. Accidents Involving Operation of Fully Autonomous Vehicles