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2018 Georgia Code 40-6-279 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)

O.C.G.A. 40-6-279 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 40-6-279

TITLE 40 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Section 6. Uniform Rules of the Road, 40-6-1 through 40-6-397.

ARTICLE 12 ACCIDENTS

40-6-279. Accidents involving operation of fully autonomous vehicles.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter to the contrary, when an accident involves a fully autonomous vehicle with the automated driving system engaged, the requirements of subsection (a) of Code Sections 40-6-270, 40-6-271, 40-6-272, 40-6-273, and 40-6-273.1 shall be deemed satisfied if such fully autonomous vehicle remains on the scene of such accident as required by law and such fully autonomous vehicle or operator promptly contacts a local law enforcement agency and communicates the information required by this chapter.

(Code 1981, §40-6-279, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 549, § 3/SB 219.)

Effective date.

- This Code section became effective July 1, 2017.

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5, redesignated former Code Section 40-6-279 as present Code Section 40-6-278.

Law reviews.

- For article on the 2017 enactment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2017).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, § 326 et seq.

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