O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 40-9-4 (2019)

Exceptions to application of chapter

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

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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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.

History

(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.)

Annotations

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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2021 · leading case: Rabinovitz v. Accent Rent-A-Car, Inc., 446 S.E.2d 244 (Ga. Ct. App. 1994).

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Rabinovitz v. Accent Rent-A-Car, Inc., 446 S.E.2d 244 (Ga. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 12× “, the coverage Accent maintained pursuant to OCGA § 33-34-4 and the coverage Brewer should have had pursuant to OCGA § 40-9-102. However, without statutory authorization, I do not believe the Court of Appeals has authority to extend the legislative penalty prescribed for…”

A. Atlanta Autosave, Inc. v. Generali - U. S. Branch, 514 S.E.2d 651 (Ga. 1999). · cites it 4× “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…”

Coleman v. B-H Transfer Co., 669 S.E.2d 141 (Ga. 2008). · cites it 2× “A motor carrier may not operate in Georgia without obtaining from the Public Service Commission a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to OCGA § 46-7-3, and a certificate is not issued unless the applicant either obtains permission to self-insure or maintains…”

Grange Mut. Cas. Co. v. Fulcher, 701 S.E.2d 547 (Ga. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “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…”

Ryan v. Boyd, 911 F. Supp. 524 (M.D. Ga. 1996). · cites it 2× “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 provide in Code…”

Pv Holding Co. v. Brenda Poe (Ga. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “5 OCGA § 40-9-4 exempts certain vehicles from MVSRA insurance requirements.”

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