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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-5-152. Operating a commercial motor vehicle while having measurable alcohol in system; refusal to take chemical test.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-5-152. Operating a commercial motor vehicle while having measurable alcohol in system; refusal to take chemical test.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a person may not drive, operate, or be in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle while having any measurable alcohol in his or her system.

(b) A person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle while having any measurable alcohol in his or her system or who refuses to take a test prescribed by Code Section 40-5-55 to determine his or her alcohol content must be placed out of service for 24 hours.

## History

Code 1981, § 40-5-152, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 519, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 2003, p. 484, § 7.