O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 40-8-94 (2019)

Sirens, whistles, or bells

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

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Any authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet, but such siren shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which latter event the driver of such vehicle shall sound the siren when necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof.

History

(Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 116.)

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Unlawful siren use not negligence per se. - In a negligence action arising out of a motor vehicle collision, the defendant’s unlawful use of a siren was not negligence per se. There had to be evi-

dence of a causal relationship between the defendant’s failure to obtain a permit for the siren and the collision. Pryor v. Phillips, 222 Ga. App. 116, 473 S.E.2d 535 (1996).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1996–1996 · leading case: Pryor v. Phillips, 473 S.E.2d 535 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996).

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Pryor v. Phillips, 473 S.E.2d 535 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “She bases this argument on OCGA § 40-8-70 (b), which allows the use of sirens only on authorized emergency vehicles.”

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