O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 40-8-221 (2019)

Penalty

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

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Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

(Code 1981, § 40-8-221, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 165, § 9.)

Annotations

Editor’s notes. - For further information as to the repealed Code sections, see

the editor’s notes at the beginning of this article.

ARTICLE 5 VEHICLE EQUIPMENT SAFETY COMPACT 40-8-280 through 40-8-291. Repealed by Ga. L. 1983, p. 691, § 1, effective March 16, 1983. Editor’s notes. - This article was based on Ga. L. 1964, p. 463, §§ 1-12.

T.40, C.9 REPORTING ACCIDENTS; PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESP. T.40, C.9

CHAPTER 9 REPORTING ACCIDENTS; GIVING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Sec.

Article 1 General Provisions Sec.

Short title. Definitions. Administration of chapter; rules and regulations; hearings; appeals. Exceptions to application of chapter. Application of chapter to nonresidents, unlicensed drivers, and unregistered vehicles; accidents in other states. Transfer of registration of vehicle after registration suspended [Repealed]. Surrender of license after suspension. Operating vehicle during suspension of driver’s license or operating privilege. Reinstatement of driver’s license; fee. Chapter supplemental. Chapter not to prevent other process. Violations generally.

Reporting Accidents; Giving Security for Damages

Article 3 Unsatisfied Judgments

Article 2

Fee for copy of accident report. Submission of accident reports to department. Determination of amount of security required; time limitation on consideration of accident report, notice, or claim; administrative hearing; judicial review. Suspension of driver’s license or operating privilege for failure to deposit security. Exceptions to requirement of security. Agreements for payment of damages.

Amount of security; designation of persons for whom deposit made; reduction or increase in amount. Requirements for liability insurance policies; erroneous information as to insurance. Surety bonds and real property bonds as security; requirements; cancellations; liens; actions on bonds; reduction or increase of security; erroneous information. Custody, disposition, and return of deposit. Check of court records for pending action or unsatisfied judgment; certificate of clerk. Matters not to be evidence in civil actions for damages.

Courts to report unpaid judgments to department; department to report judgments against nonresidents. Suspension of driver’s license or operating privilege for nonpayment of judgment. Duration of suspension; when judgments deemed satisfied. Installment payment of judgments. Article 4

Giving Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future

Methods of giving proof; duration. Proof required upon restoration of driver’s license suspended for certain offenses. Cancellation of insurance certificate.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Buffington v. State, 492 S.E.2d 762 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997).

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Buffington v. State, 492 S.E.2d 762 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 40-8-221. The detaining officer testified that, although he primarily stopped the vehicle because it matched the vehicle description provided by the dispatcher, it was also a factor in his stopping of the vehicle that it had loud exhausts.”

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