O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 40-8-8 (2019)

Speedometer

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

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Every motor vehicle operated upon a public street or highway shall be equipped with a speedometer in good working order.

History

(Code 1933, § 68E-108, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 165, § 4; Code 1981, § 40-8-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 165, § 10.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: Clark v. State, 386 S.E.2d 378 (Ga. Ct. App. 1989).

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Clark v. State, 386 S.E.2d 378 (Ga. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “” We find this contention to be without merit. Generally speaking, ignorance or mistake of fact constitutes a defense to a criminal charge only if it is “honest and real [and] not super-induced by the fault of negligence of the party doing the wrongful act.”

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