O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 40-6-241.2 (2019)
Writing, sending, or reading text based communication while operating motor vehicle prohibited; prohibited uses of wireless telecommunication devices by drivers of commercial vehicles; exceptions; penalties for violation
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Repealed by Ga. L. 2018, p. 127, § 6/HB 673, effective July 1, 2018.
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Editor's notes. - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 40-6-241.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 1158, § 4/SB 360; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1370, § 6/HB 118.
Ga. L. 2018, p. 127, § 1/HB 673, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Hands-Free Georgia Act.'"
Law reviews. - For article on the 2018 repeal of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2018).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2011–2011 · leading case: Lindsey v. Clinch Cnty. Glass, Inc., 718 S.E.2d 806 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011).
Lindsey v. Clinch Cnty. Glass, Inc., 718 S.E.2d 806 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011). “Subject to certain exceptions, reading, sending or writing text based communications while driving is now prohibited in Georgia, OCGA § 40-6-241.2, and drivers under age 18 are prohibited from all forms of wireless communication while driving, except in certain specified…”
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