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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-14-17. Laser devices; reliability and admissibility of evidence.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-14-17. Laser devices; reliability and admissibility of evidence.

Evidence of speed based on a speed detection device using the speed timing principle of laser which is of a model that has been approved by the Department of Public Safety shall be considered scientifically acceptable and reliable as a speed detection device and shall be admissible for all purposes in any court, judicial, or administrative proceedings in this state. A certified copy of the Department of Public Safety list of approved models of such laser devices shall be self-authenticating and shall be admissible for all purposes in any court, judicial, or administrative proceedings in this state.

## History

Code 1981, § 40-14-17, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 5, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey article discussing developments in the law of evidence, see 51 Mercer L. Rev. 279 (1999).