Georgia Code
Article 15 - Serious Traffic Offenses
§ 40-6-394. Serious Injury by Vehicle

History. Code 1933, § 68A-903.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1979, p. 768, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 758, § 18; Ga. L. 1989, p. 232, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 1999, p. 391, § 10; Ga. L. 2019, p. 491, § 3/SB 1; Ga. L. 2021, p. 228, § 9/HB 534.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, rewrote this Code section, which read: “Whoever, without malice, shall cause bodily harm to another by depriving him of a member of his body, by rendering a member of his body useless, by seriously disfiguring his body or a member thereof, or by causing organic brain damage which renders the body or any member thereof useless through the violation of Code Section 40-6-390 or 40-6-391 shall be guilty of the crime of serious injury by vehicle. A person convicted under this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than 15 years.”
The 2021 amendment, effective May 3, 2021, substituted “Code Sections 40-6-390 through 40-6-391” for “Code Section 40-6-390 or 40-6-391” in the first sentence of subsection (b). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Cross references.
Maintenance of separate causes of action for personal injury and property damage caused by single act of wrongful or negligent operation of motor vehicle, § 51-1-32.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1999, p. 391, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as ‘Heidi’s Law.’ ”
Ga. L. 2019, p. 491, § 1/SB 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as ‘C.J.’s Law.’ ”
Ga. L. 2021, p. 228, § 11/HB 534, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval and shall apply to all offenses committed on and after such date.” This Act was approved by the Governor on May 3, 2021.
Law reviews.
For note on the 1989 amendment to this Code section, see 6 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 281 (1989).
For article on the 2019 amendment of this Code section, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 145 (2019).

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