O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 32-6-20 (2019)

General restrictions

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No vehicle or load shall be operated or moved upon the public roads of Georgia if a dimension or the weight of such vehicle or load exceeds the limitations specified in Code Sections 32-6-22 through 32-6-24 or in Code Section 32-6-26 unless exempted in Code Section 32-6-25 or authorized to do so by a permit issued pursuant to Code Section

History

Ga. L. 1927, p. 226, § 15; Code 1933, § 68-401; Code 1933, § 95A-953, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1.

Annotations

Cross references. - Observing laws by motor carriers, § 40-1-122.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Wiles v. State, 161 Ga. App. 473, 288 S.E.2d 271 (1982). OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Twin trailer vehicle subject to general weight and dimension limitations. - While there is no express prohibition against the operation of twin trailers in Georgia, such a vehicle is subject to the weight and dimension limitations placed upon all vehicles by the General Assembly. 1980 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 80-9.

When Department of Transportation officers may selectively stop vehicles. - Department of Transportation enforcement officers may not selectively stop vehicles unless the officers have an articulate and reasonable suspicion that the operator is violating, or the vehicle is in violation of, the law. 1987 Op. Att’y Gen. No. U87-31.

RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. - Validity and applicability of statutes relating to use of highway by private motor carriers and contract motor carriers for hire, 175 A.L.R. 1333. Power to limit weight of vehicle or its load with respect to use of streets or highways, 75 A.L.R.2d 376.

Automobiles: construction and operation of statutes or regulations restricting the weight of motor vehicles or their loads, 45 A.L.R.3d 503.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · leading case: Howard v. State, 555 S.E.2d 884 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001).
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Howard v. State, 555 S.E.2d 884 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “His guilty plea to additional counts of reckless driving, OCGA § 40-6-390, exceeding allowed width of vehicles and loads, OCGA § 32-6-23, and failure to obtain a permit, OCGA §§ 32-6-20; 32-6-26; 32-6-28, merged into the vehicular homicide count.”
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