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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-11-43.1. Promoting or organizing drag races or laying drags exhibitions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-11-43.1. Promoting or organizing drag races or laying drags exhibitions.

(a) Any person who knowingly promotes or organizes an exhibition of illegal drag racing, in violation of Code Section 40-6-186, or of laying drags, in violation of Code Section 40-6-251, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

(b) Any person who is knowingly present and actively facilitating an exhibition of illegal drag racing, in violation of Code Section 40-6-186, or of laying drags, in violation of Code Section 40-6-251, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250.00. For purposes of this subsection, active facilitation may be evidenced by using a vehicle to block the portion of the roadway closest to exhibition participants allowing the event to take place.

## History

Code 1981, § 16-11-43.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 228, § 1/HB 534; Ga. L. 2024, p. 532, § 1/SB 10, effective July 1, 2024.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2021, p. 228, § 11/HB 534, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval and shall apply to all offenses committed on and after such date.” This Act was approved by the Governor on May 3, 2021.

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a) and added subsection (b).

## Effective Date

This Code section became effective May 3, 2021. See Editor’s notes for applicability.