History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 1182, § 8; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1743, § 3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 738, §§ 6-8; Ga. L. 1982, p. 873, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 52; Ga. L. 1984, p. 422, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 567, § 8; Ga. L. 1990, p. 317, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 998, § 3; Ga. L. 1993, p. 351, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 790, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 101, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1133, §§ 17, 18; Ga. L. 1999, p. 657, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 795, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 96, § 6/HB 1490; Ga. L. 2007, p. 622, § 1/HB 510; Ga. L. 2008, p. 943, § 1/HB 964; Ga. L. 2010, p. 118, § 2/SB 99.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1999, “defined in subparagraphs (a)(2)(A) and (a)(2)(B)” was substituted for “defined in paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (a)” in paragraph (b)(2).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2007, “May 29, 2007” was substituted for “the effective date of this subparagraph” in subparagraph (g)(1)(B).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2010, “May 20, 2010,” was substituted for “the effective date of this subparagraph” in subparagraph (h)(1)(B).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2011, a misspelling of “liquefied” was corrected in subparagraph (a)(3)(A).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1993, p. 790, § 1 amended subsection (e) of this Code section, which was redesignated as subsection (d) by Ga. L. 1993, p. 351, § 2.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft
Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 52-7-2. Declaration of Policy
§ 52-7-4. Requirement as to Numbering of Vessels; Titling; Requirements for Hull Damaged Vessels
§ 52-7-5. Numbering of Vessels; Requirements; Fees
§ 52-7-6. Exemptions From Numbering Requirements
§ 52-7-7.1. Hull Identification Numbers Required; Penalty for Violations
§ 52-7-7.2. Display of Hull Identification Numbers on New Vessels
§ 52-7-7.5. Counterfeit Hull Identification Numbers; Penalty
§ 52-7-7.6. Exception to Requirement for Hull Identification Numbers
§ 52-7-8. Classification of Vessels; Required Equipment
§ 52-7-8.2. Restrictions on Operation of Personal Watercraft
§ 52-7-8.3. Operation of Watercraft; Identification; Operation by Minors
§ 52-7-10. Exhausts to Be Muffled; Exemptions; Noise Level Testing
§ 52-7-12.1. Reckless Operation of Vessel or Other Water Device
§ 52-7-12.2. Homicide by Vessel
§ 52-7-12.3. Feticide by Vessel
§ 52-7-12.4. Serious Injury by Vessel
§ 52-7-12.6. Terms of Suspension; Return of Operating Privilege; Operation When Suspended
§ 52-7-14. Collisions, Accidents, and Casualties; Salvage Rights
§ 52-7-15. Furnishing Information to Federal Officials and Agencies
§ 52-7-16. Towing Persons on Water Skis, Aquaplanes, Surfboards or Similar Device
§ 52-7-17. Speed and Load Restrictions; Riding of Bow or Gunwale of Vessel
§ 52-7-18. Rules of the Road for Boat Traffic
§ 52-7-19. Regattas, Boat Races, Marine Parades, Tournaments, and Exhibitions
§ 52-7-22. Comprehensive Boating Educational Programs; Required Completion; Exception
§ 52-7-23. Power of Board of Natural Resources to Adopt Rules and Regulations
§ 52-7-24. Filing and Publication of Rules and Regulations and Amendments Thereto