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# O.C.G.A. § 40-10-3. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) ‘‘Director’’ means the director of the Office of Highway Safety in the Department of Public Safety.

(2) ‘‘National Highway Safety Act of 1966’’ means the National Highway Safety Act of 1966, Pub. Law 89-564, 23 U.S.C. Section 401, et seq., and all amendments thereto.

(3) ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of Highway Safety in the Department of Public Safety.

## History

Code 1981, § 40-10-3; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 40; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, § 40.

## Editor's Notes

This Code section was created as part of the Code enactment and was thus enacted into law by Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8 (Code Enactment Act).