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

O.C.G.A. § 40-1-50 (2019)

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✓ O.C.G.A.: 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Motor Carrier Act of 2012.”

History

Code 1981, § 40-1-50, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.

Annotations

Cross references. Standard of care to be observed by common carriers generally, § 46-9-1. Creation of Railway Passenger Service Corridor System, § 46-8A-1 et seq.

Road tax on motor carriers, § 48-9-30 et seq. Law reviews. For annual survey on commercial transportation, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 41 (2017).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Fingerprinting not required. - Misdemeanor offenses arising under O.C.G.A. § 40-1-50 are offenses for which

those charged are not to be fingerprinted. 2012 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 12-6.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2018–2026 · leading case: Blakemore v. Dirt Movers, Inc. Et Al., 809 S.E.2d 827 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018).
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Blakemore v. Dirt Movers, Inc. Et Al., 809 S.E.2d 827 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “1 See OCGA § 40-1-50 et seq. 2 The complaint also asserts that venue is proper as to Crum & Forster Indemnity Company under OCGA § 33-4-1 (2), which provides that an insurance company may be sued "[i]n any county where the company shall have an agent or place of doing business[.”
Daily Underwriters of Am. v. Veronica Williams (Ga. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 6× “See OCGA §§ 40-1-50 through 40-1-200. OCGA § 40-1-112 (a) requires a “motor carrier of household goods or property or passengers” to file with the Department of Public Safety a certificate of insurance “evidencing a policy of indemnity insurance by an insurance company licensed…”
Aundray Barnes v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. (Ga. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 4× “3 Part 1 encompasses OCGA §§ 40-1-50 through 40-1-58, generally addressing the creation of the Motor Carrier Act and penalties for violations of the Act.”
Keondrae Stillwell v. Topa Ins. Co. (Ga. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “1 See OCGA § 40-1-50 et seq. The record shows that on August 18, 2018, Jones—who was driving a dump truck owned by CJ Trucking—collided head on with Stillwell’s car, inflicting on her serious and permanent injuries.”
Donald E. Neal v. Metro Contents, Inc. (Ga. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “3 According to Betty, Metro Contents’s employees came to the Neals’ home, packed their household belongings, and moved them to a storage facility.”
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