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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-10-4. Creation of Office of Highway Safety.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-10-4. Creation of Office of Highway Safety.

There is created within the executive department the Office of Highway Safety. The Office of Highway Safety is assigned to the Department of Public Safety for administrative purposes only as provided in Code Section 50-4-3. The director of the Office of Highway Safety is designated the Governor’s highway safety representative and shall be appointed by the Governor and serve at his pleasure. The Office of Highway Safety is charged and empowered to carry out the responsibilities established by the National Highway Safety Act of 1966.

## History

Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1605; Ga. L. 1973, p. 466, § 1.