Georgia Code
Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries
Chapter 6 - Regulation of Maintenance and Use of Public Roads Generally

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 32-6-1. Obstructing, Encroaching On, or Injuring Public Roads - History. Code 1933, § 95A-903, enacted by Ga. L. 1973,...

§ 32-6-2. Authority of Department, Counties, and Municipalities to Regulate Parking; Parking Vehicles or Leaving Vehicles Unattended on Right of Way of Public Road on State Highway System - Notwithstanding Code Section 40-6-200 and Code Sections 40-6-202 through 40-6-204:...

§ 32-6-4. Removal of Natural or Manmade Obstructions, Cargo, or Personal Property During State of Emergency - State or local law enforcement officers, including fire department officials,...

§ 32-6-5. Closure of or Limiting Access to Roads Due to Declared State of Emergency for Inclement Weather Conditions; Exception for Certain Vehicle Operators - History. Code 1981, § 32-6-5 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 32-6-6. Camping on Roadways; Penalty - History. Code 1981, § 32-6-6 , enacted by Ga. L....

Article 2 - Dimensions and Weight of Vehicles and Loads

§ 32-6-20. General Restrictions - No vehicle or load shall be operated or moved upon...

§ 32-6-22. Height of Vehicles and Loads - History. Ga. L. 1927, p. 226, § 15; Code 1933,...

§ 32-6-23. Width of Vehicles and Loads - Unless otherwise provided in this Code section or exempted in...

§ 32-6-24. Length of Vehicles and Loads - History. Ga. L. 1927, p. 226, § 15; Code 1933,...

§ 32-6-25. Exemptions for Farming, Agricultural, and Forest Management Equipment - The limitations of Code Section 32-6-23 as to width and...

§ 32-6-25.1. Exemptions for Port Vehicles Used to Transport Cargo or Containers - The limitations of Code Section 32-6-23 as to width and...

§ 32-6-26. Weight of Vehicle and Load - Click to view Where W = the overall gross weight...

§ 32-6-27. Enforcement of Load Limitations - (a.1) (1) (A) The Department of Public Safety is authorized...

§ 32-6-28. Permits for Excess Weight and Dimensions - Click to view History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 30, §...

§ 32-6-29. Responsibility of the Department of Transportation; Responsibility of the Department of Public Safety - History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 1122, § 1; Ga. L....

§ 32-6-30. Stopping Vehicles for Purposes of Weighing, Measuring, or Inspecting; Reports of Violations; Refusal to Stop - History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 1122, § 2; Ga. L....

§ 32-6-31. Construction of Code Sections 32-1-10, 32-6-26, 32-6-27, and 32-6-29 - The provisions of Code Sections 32-1-10, 32-6-26, 32-6-27, and 32-6-29...

Article 3 - Control of Signs and Signals

Part 1 - Public Roads Generally

§ 32-6-50. Uniform Regulations Governing Erection and Maintenance of Traffic-Control Devices; Placement, Removal, Defacement, Damaging, or Sale of Devices - History. Ga. L. 1931, p. 221, § 3; Code 1933,...

§ 32-6-51. Unauthorized Devices and Structures Within Right of Way or Visible From Public Road; Bus Shelters; Commercial Advertisements by Transit Agency - History. Ga. L. 1931, p. 221, §§ 1, 2, 4,...

§ 32-6-52. Displays of Nudity or Sexual Conduct on Outdoor Advertising Visible From Roadway Prohibited; Penalty - History. Code 1981, § 32-6-52 , enacted by Ga. L....

Part 2 - State Highway System

§ 32-6-70. Declaration of Policy - History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 423, § 1; Ga. L....

§ 32-6-71. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: (11.1) “Multiple message...

§ 32-6-72. Designation of Outdoor Advertising Which May Be Erected or Maintained Within 660 Feet of Nearest Edge of Right of Way - No outdoor advertising shall be erected or maintained within 660...

§ 32-6-73. Designation of Outdoor Advertising Which May Be Erected or Maintained Beyond 660 Feet of Nearest Edge of Right of Way - No outdoor advertising shall be erected or maintained beyond 660...

§ 32-6-74. Applications for Outdoor Advertising Sign Permits Generally; Fees; Renewals; Transfer of Permits - History. Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 5, § 10;...

§ 32-6-75. Restrictions on Outdoor Advertising Authorized by Code Sections 32-6-72 and 32-6-73; Multiple Message Signs on Interstate System, Primary Highways, and Other Highways - History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 423, §§ 3, 4, 6;...

§ 32-6-75.1. Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Council; Membership; Purpose; Compensation - The council shall have full and complete access to all...

§ 32-6-75.2. Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Fund; Dedication of Certain Revenues - There is established a special fund to be known as...

§ 32-6-75.3. Permits for Trimming or Removal of Trees or Vegetation in State Right of Way Which Obstruct View of Outdoor Advertising; Removal of Signs With Lapsed Permits - History. Code 1933, § 95A-934.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1981,...

§ 32-6-76. Restrictions on Directional Signs Generally - Paragraphs (1) through (7), (9), (10), (13) through (17), (19),...

§ 32-6-77. Exceptions to Spacing Limitations Contained in Code Sections 32-6-75 and 32-6-76 - Signs which are authorized by and erected or maintained pursuant...

§ 32-6-78. Restrictions on Public Service Signs - No public service sign authorized by paragraph (1) of Code...

§ 32-6-79. Permits for Nonconforming Signs; Right of Department to Refuse to Issue Additional Permits to Persons Maintaining Illegal Sign; Appeal From Department’s Decision - History. Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 5, § 9;...

§ 32-6-80. Renewal of Permits for Nonconforming Signs; Transfer of Permits for Nonconforming Signs - History. Code 1933, § 95A-922, enacted by Ga. L. 1973,...

§ 32-6-81. Revocation or Withholding of Permits for Illegal or Unauthorized Actions Against the Department’s Property - History. Code 1933, § 95A-930.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1980,...

§ 32-6-82. Acquisition by Department of Property Rights in Outdoor Advertising Which Does Not Comply With Requirements of Part - The department is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, or...

§ 32-6-83. Acquisition by Municipal Corporation or County of Outdoor Advertising Which Does Not Comply With Requirements of Applicable Ordinances, Regulations, or Resolutions - Any municipal corporation or county is authorized to acquire by...

§ 32-6-84. Interests and Losses Which May Be Compensable Under Code Sections 32-6-82 and 32-6-83 - The compensation provided for in Code Sections 32-6-82 and 32-6-83...

§ 32-6-85. Department’s Exercise of Eminent Domain Power to Acquire Interests Specified in Code Section 32-6-84 - Whenever it is necessary, in the judgment of the commissioner,...

§ 32-6-86. Compensation Contingent Upon Federal Matching Funds - The department shall not acquire any sign by purchase or...

§ 32-6-87. Agreements With United States Secretary of Transportation - Subject to the provisions of this part, the department is...

§ 32-6-87.1. “Rv Friendly” Markers - History. Code 1981, § 32-6-87.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 32-6-88. Designation of Defined Areas Where Directional Information Is Provided by Previously Conforming Signs or Devices - Upon written request made by any county, city, corporation, partnership,...

§ 32-6-89. Retention of Directional Signs, Displays, and Devices in Defined Areas - Upon designation made by the board of an area or...

§ 32-6-90. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Department - The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing...

§ 32-6-91. Erection or Maintenance of Sign Without Permit as Constituting Misdemeanor - Any person who erects or maintains any sign for which...

§ 32-6-92. Maintenance of Unauthorized Sign as Constituting Misdemeanor - Any person who maintains any sign not authorized by this...

§ 32-6-93. Erection or Maintenance of Sign Without a Permit as Constituting a Public Nuisance; Enjoining Erection or Maintenance of Such Sign - The erection or maintenance by any person, firm, or corporation...

§ 32-6-94. Maintenance of Unauthorized Sign as Constituting a Public Nuisance; Enjoining Maintenance of Such Sign - The maintenance by any person, firm, or corporation of any...

§ 32-6-95. Applicability of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” to Part Generally; Affirmance of Agency Decision by Operation of Law - History. Code 1933, § 95A-930.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1980,...

§ 32-6-96. Authority of Department to Enter Upon Private Lands to Implement Administrative Decisions; Reimbursement of Department for Expenses; Return or Disposition of Stored Sign Remnants - However, if the party or parties dispute the itemized amount...

§ 32-6-97. Construction of Part - Nothing in this part shall be construed to abrogate or...

Article 4 - Limited-Access Roads

§ 32-6-110. “Local Service Road” Defined - As used in this article, the term “local service road”...

§ 32-6-111. Establishment and Maintenance of Limited-Access Roads - History. Ga. L. 1955, p. 559, § 3; Code 1933,...

§ 32-6-112. Acquisition of Property and Property Rights - The department, a county, or a municipality may acquire private...

§ 32-6-113. Design of Limited-Access Roads - Limited-access roads may be so designed as to regulate, restrict,...

§ 32-6-114. Designation of Limited-Access Roads; Elimination of Intersections at Grade - The department, a county, or a municipality may designate and...

§ 32-6-115. Conducting Commercial Enterprises or Activities on Property on Which Limited-Access Roads Have Been Constructed - Except as otherwise provided in this Code section and Code...

§ 32-6-116. Installation and Operation of Vending Machines in Safety Rest Areas on Rights of Way of State Highway System - The department is authorized to install or provide for the...

§ 32-6-117. Lease of Air Rights - The department is authorized to lease by negotiation air rights...

§ 32-6-118. Establishment, Maintenance, and Disposal of Local Service Roads - In connection with the development of any limited-access facility, the...

§ 32-6-119. Effect of Article on Coastal Highway District and Coastal Scenic Highway Authority - This article shall in no way take away from, impair,...

Article 5 - Commercial Property and Subdivisions

Part 1 - Commercial Property

§ 32-6-130. “Commercial Driveway” Defined - As used in this part, the term “commercial driveway” means...

§ 32-6-131. Permit Requirement as to Construction or Improvement of Commercial Driveways; Authority of Department to Close Driveways for Violations - It shall be unlawful for any person to construct a...

§ 32-6-132. Change or Substitution of Existing Commercial Driveways - Any commercial driveway constructed prior to July 1, 1973, and...

§ 32-6-133. Promulgation of Regulations; Charges for Permits for Commercial Driveways - History. Code 1933, § 95A-946, enacted by Ga. L. 1973,...

§ 32-6-134. Procedure by Department Upon Discovery of Violation of Code Section 32-6-131; Liability for Expenses Incurred in Connection With Changes Made in Commercial Driveways - History. Code 1933, § 95A-945, enacted by Ga. L. 1973,...

§ 32-6-135. Effect of Part on Authority of Counties and Municipalities to Regulate Highways, Roads, and Streets - Nothing in this part is intended to limit the authority...

Part 2 - Subdivisions

§ 32-6-150. “Subdivision” Defined - As used in this part, the term “subdivision” means all...

§ 32-6-151. Department Recommendation as to Approval or Rejection of a Proposed Subdivision Plat Abutting Any Part of or Requiring Access to the State Highway System - A planning commission shall submit two copies of the proposed...

§ 32-6-152. Department Approval or Rejection of Plat Submitted by Proprietor of Subdivision Abutting Any Part of or Requiring Access to the State Highway System - The proprietor of a subdivision to be developed within a...

§ 32-6-153. Factors to Be Considered by Department in Making Recommendations to Planning Commissions and in Approving or Rejecting Plats - Where the department is required to make recommendations to a...

§ 32-6-154. Effect of Part on Requirement as to Commercial Driveway Permit - Nothing in this part shall dispense with the requirement of...

Article 6 - Public Utilities

Part 1 - In General

§ 32-6-170. Payment by Department of Costs of Removal, Relocation, and Adjustment of Utility Facilities Necessitated by Construction of Public Roads - History. Ga. L. 1961, p. 453, §§ 1-4; Ga. L....

§ 32-6-171. Authority of Department to Order Removal, Relocation, or Adjustment of Utility Facilities - If the utility does not thereafter begin removal, relocation, or...

§ 32-6-172. Authority of Department to Obtain Replacement Right of Way for Relocated Utility - History. Code 1933, § 95A-1003, enacted by Ga. L. 1973,...

§ 32-6-173. Payment of Expenses of Removal and Relocation of Utility Facilities - The expenses incurred by the department as a result of...

§ 32-6-174. Promulgation of Regulations by Department - The department may promulgate reasonable regulations governing the installation, construction,...

§ 32-6-175. Right to Injunctive Relief - The department, the county or municipality, or the railroad or...

Part 2 - Railroads

§ 32-6-190. Duty to Maintain Grade Crossings - Any railroad whose track or tracks cross a public road...

§ 32-6-191. Responsibility for Construction of New Grade Crossings and Relocation of Existing Grade Crossings - History. Code 1933, § 95A-1007, enacted by Ga. L. 1973,...

§ 32-6-192. Construction of Underpass or Overpass in Lieu of Grade Crossing - When the department, the county, or the municipality having jurisdiction...

§ 32-6-193. Authority of Department, Counties, and Municipalities to Eliminate Grade Crossings - When it is reasonably necessary in the interest of public...

§ 32-6-193.1. Elimination of Grade Crossings by Physical Removal; Procedures - History. Code 1981, § 32-6-193.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 32-6-194. Procedure for Grade Crossing Elimination - History. Ga. L. 1927, p. 299, §§ 3, 4, 10;...

§ 32-6-195. Division of Costs of Grade Crossing Elimination Projects - History. Ga. L. 1927, p. 299, § 6; Code 1933,...

§ 32-6-196. Temporary Use of Railroad Rights of Way During Construction or Maintenance of Grade Separation Structures or Grade Crossing or Protective Devices - All railroads shall permit the temporary use, free of cost,...

§ 32-6-197. Responsibility for Maintenance of Overpasses and Underpasses - History. Ga. L. 1927, p. 299, § 9; Code 1933,...

§ 32-6-198. Agreements as to Grade Crossing Elimination - Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent the...

§ 32-6-199. Improvement of Existing Underpass or Overpass - Whenever an existing underpass or overpass involving railroads is unsafe...

§ 32-6-200. Installation of Protective Devices at Grade Crossings; School Bus Routes That Cross Rail Crossings - However, if such device shall be required as a result...

§ 32-6-201. Regulation of Traffic When Necessary to Perform Maintenance - History. Code 1933, § 95A-1016, enacted by Ga. L. 1973,...

§ 32-6-202. Procedure to Obtain Maintenance of Grade Separation Structures, Protective Devices, and Grade Crossings - History. Code 1933, § 95A-1017, enacted by Ga. L. 1973,...

§ 32-6-203. Judicial Review - Any judgment, decision, or order of the department upon any...

Article 8 - Control of Junkyards

§ 32-6-240. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Ga. L....

§ 32-6-241. Restrictions on Location of Junkyards in Relation to Location of Rights of Way of Interstate or Federal-Aid Primary Highways - The department is responsible for the control of junkyards only...

§ 32-6-242. Screening Junkyards in Existence on April 6, 1967 - Any junkyard lawfully in existence on April 6, 1967, which...

§ 32-6-243. Promulgation by Department of Regulations Governing the Screening and Fencing of Junkyards - For any interstate or primary highway on the state highway...

§ 32-6-244. Authority of Commissioner or Local Officials to Acquire Land and Remove Junkyards - History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 433, §§ 8, 10, 14;...

§ 32-6-245. Agreements With United States Secretary of Transportation - The Georgia Department of Transportation is authorized to enter into...

§ 32-6-246. Abatement of Nuisances - Any junkyard which comes into existence after April 6, 1967,...

§ 32-6-247. Penalty - History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 433, § 15; Code 1933,...

§ 32-6-248. Construction of Article - Nothing in this article shall be construed as to abrogate...

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Georgia Code Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries Chapter 6 - Regulation of Maintenance and Use of Public Roads Generally

Georgia Code
Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries
Chapter 6 - Regulation of Maintenance and Use of Public Roads Generally