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2018 Georgia Code 40-9-4 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 40-9-4 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 40-9-4

TITLE 40 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Section 9. Reporting Accidents; Giving Proof of Financial Responsibility, 40-9-1 through 40-9-103.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

40-9-4. Exceptions to application of chapter.

This chapter shall not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, the State of Georgia, any political subdivision of this state, or any municipality therein, or any motor carrier required by any other law to file evidence of insurance or other surety. Code Sections 40-9-81, 40-9-7, 40-9-8, and 40-9-12 shall apply as to the operator of such motor vehicles. All provisions of this chapter shall apply to the operator of such motor vehicles while on unofficial business.

(Ga. L. 1951, p. 565, § 15; Ga. L. 1956, p. 543, § 19; Ga. L. 1963, p. 593, § 10; Code 1933, § 68C-603, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1014, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 40; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 20-1/HB 501.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Scott v. Joe Thomson Auto Rental & Leasing, Inc., 257 Ga. App. 453, 571 S.E.2d 475 (2002).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Automobile liability insurance, 41 A.L.R. 507.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 40-9-4

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A. Atlanta Autosave, Inc. v. Generali - U. S. Branch, 514 S.E.2d 651 (Ga. 1999).

Cited 11 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 19, 1999 | 270 Ga. 757, 99 Fulton County D. Rep. 1127

...If a U-drive-it owner turns over any motor vehicle to any person without first ascertaining that such "spot" insurance has been obtained, the U-drive-it owner shall not, as to that particular rental transaction, be exempted from the provisions of this chapter as provided in Code Section 40-9-4....
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Coleman v. B-H Transfer Co., 669 S.E.2d 141 (Ga. 2008).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 3, 2008 | 284 Ga. 624, 2008 Fulton County D. Rep. 3434

...nity insurance for the protection of the public against injuries proximately caused by the negligence of the motor carrier, its servants, or its agents. OCGA § 46-7-12(a), (b); Ross v. Stephens, 269 Ga. 266-267, 496 S.E.2d 705 (1998). See also OCGA § 40-9-4 (other insurance requirements are inapplicable to motor carriers)....