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O.C.G.A. § 40-6-98 (2019)

Driving through safety zone prohibited

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No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone.

History

(Code 1933, § 68A-508, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-6-99; Code 1981, § 40-6-98, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5.)

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Switlick v. State, 295 Ga. App. 849, 673 S.E.2d 323 (2009).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d. - 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, § 232.

C.J.S. - 60A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 891.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1986–2009 · leading case: Carr v. State, 363 S.E.2d 319 (Ga. Ct. App. 1987).
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Carr v. State, 363 S.E.2d 319 (Ga. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 4× “(See OCGA § 40-6-98.) On motion for new trial each defendant raised for the first and only time before the trial court, the contention that: “The accusation under which this Defendant was tried does not allege an offense under OCGA Section 40-6-98 (b).”
Robinson v. State, 341 S.E.2d 497 (Ga. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 12× “Appellant was tried before a jury and convicted for violating OCGA § 40-6-98. The following provisions of OCGA § 40-6-98 are relevant to the resolution of the instant case: “No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride.”
Switlick v. State, 673 S.E.2d 323 (Ga. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 6× “Following a bench trial, the Cobb County State Court convicted Donald Findley Switlick of driving a vehicle through a safety zone, in violation of OCGA § 40-6-98. Switlick, proceeding pro se, appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by failing to grant his motion to dismiss…”
Carver v. State, 366 S.E.2d 314 (Ga. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 10× “Appellant was convicted of standing on a highway for the purpose of soliciting business from the occupant of a vehicle, in violation of OCGA § 40-6-98 (b). On appeal he contends the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal, based on…”
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