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O.C.G.A. § 31-11-7 — Exercise of emergency vehicle privileges by ambulance drivers | Georgia Code

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TITLE 31 HEALTH

Section 11. Emergency Medical Services, 31-11-1 through 31-11-139.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

31-11-7. Exercise of emergency vehicle privileges by ambulance drivers.

The driver of an ambulance on the public streets, highways, and private access roads of this state, when responding to an emergency call or while transporting a patient, is authorized to operate the ambulance as an emergency vehicle pursuant to Code Section 40-6-6.

(Code 1933, § 88-3109, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 625, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 304, § 4.)

Cross references.

- Yielding of right of way to authorized emergency vehicles, § 40-6-74.

Duty of pedestrians to yield right of way to authorized vehicles, § 40-6-99.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 184, 222, 230. 8 Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 611, 723, 954 et seq. 40 Am. Jur. 2d, Highways, Streets, and Bridges, § 588 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 31, 46. 60A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 518 et seq., 557, 623, 756, 757. 60A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 765, 766. 61A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 1440.

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