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

O.C.G.A. § 40-6-181 (2019)

Maximum limits

✓ 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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(a) The limits specified in this Code section or established as authorized in this article shall be the maximum lawful vehicle speeds, except when a special hazard exists that requires a lower speed for compliance with Code Section 40-6-180. (b) Consistent with the provision of engineering and traffic investigations regarding maximum speed limits as provided in Code Section 40-6-182, no person shall drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of the following maximum limits: (1) Thirty miles per hour in any urban or residential district; (1.1) Thirty-five miles per hour on an unpaved county road unless designated otherwise by appropriate signs; (2) Seventy miles per hour on a highway on the federal interstate system and on physically divided highways with full control of access which are outside of an urbanized area of 50,000 population or more, provided that such speed limit is designated by appropriate signs; (3) Seventy miles per hour on a highway on the federal interstate system which is inside of an urbanized area of 50,000 population or more, provided that such speed limit is designated by appropriate signs; (4) Sixty-five miles per hour on those sections of physically divided highways without full access control on the state highway system, provided that such speed limit is designated by appropriate signs; and (5) Fifty-five miles per hour in other locations. (c) The maximum speed limits set forth in this Code section may be altered as authorized in Code Sections 40-6-182, 40-6-183, and

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 130 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: State v. Jones, 773 S.E.2d 170 (Ga. 2015).
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State v. Jones, 773 S.E.2d 170 (Ga. 2015). · cites it 2× “08 grams or more (DUI per se), see OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (5), driving while under the influence of alcohol to the extent it was less safe for him to drive (DUI less safe), see OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (1), and speeding, OCGA § 40-6-181. In June 2011, the State filed a notice of intent…”
Nye v. State, 631 S.E.2d 386 (Ga. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 8× “The officer issued a uniform traffic citation charging him with violating OCGA § 40-6-181, noting on the ticket that Nye said he knew he was traveling faster than 100 mph.”
Dep't of Transp. v. Watts, 581 S.E.2d 410 (Ga. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 10× “In OCGA § 40-6-181, the General Assembly has set forth the maximum speed limits for various types of roads in the state.”
Jones v. State, 574 S.E.2d 398 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 8× “715, 717 (5) ( 572 SE2d 60 ) (2002) (officer’s visual estimate is sufficient)), that Jones was going 95 mph in a 65-mph zone and was therefore guilty of speeding under OCGA § 40-6-181. The court noted that the radar gun speed mentioned in the UTC did not have to be proven;…”
Bilbrey v. State, 331 S.E.2d 551 (Ga. 1985). · cites it 10× “Paragraph (a) provides “The limits specified in this Code section or established as authorized in this article shall be the maximum lawful vehicle speeds, except when a special hazard exists that requires a lower speed for compliance with Code Section 40-6-180.”
Frasard v. State, 745 S.E.2d 716 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 8× “89, 91 (1) ( 603 SE2d 488 ) (2004); see also OCGA §§ 40-6-181 (defining offense of driving a vehicle “in excess of .”
DeBroux v. State, 335 S.E.2d 170 (Ga. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 4× “The State has moved to dismiss this appeal for appellant's failure to comply with an order of this court directing him to file an enumeration of error and a brief. See Court of Appeals Rules 27 (a) and 14.”
State v. Lockett, 576 S.E.2d 582 (Ga. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “Lockett was accused of violating OCGA §§ 40-6-181 and 40-6-180, which are defined as misdemeanors under OCGA § 40-6-1 (a).”
State v. Ogilvie, 734 S.E.2d 50 (Ga. 2012). · cites it 2× “, too fast, see OCGA § 40-6-181). (b) OCGA § 16-2-2 says that “[a] person shall not be found guilty of any crime committed by misfortune or accident where it satisfactorily appears there was no criminal scheme or undertaking, intention, or criminal negligence.”
Zater v. State, 399 S.E.2d 222 (Ga. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 4× “OCGA §§ 40-6-181; 40-6-395; 40-6-391; Ga.”
Hasty v. State, 450 S.E.2d 278 (Ga. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 4× “…three counts of aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a)), theft by taking motor vehicle (OCGA § 16-8-2), speeding (OCGA § 40-6-181), and attempting to elude a police officer (OCGA § 40-6-395 (a)). The State did not seek the death penalty for the kidnapping, so the…”
Putman v. State, 572 S.E.2d 412 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “4 See OCGA §§ 40-6-181 (b), 40-6-182 (speed limits and speed zones established on basis of what is reasonable and safe); 40-6-183 (local authorities may alter speed limits based on what is reasonable and safe); see also National Motorists Association Model Speed Zoning Law,…”
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— 40-6-181(a) — 1 case
Shawn Jones v. State (Ga. Ct. App. 2026).
— 40-6-181(b)(2) — 1 case
In Re Jc, 572 S.E.2d 21 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002).
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