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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-6-271. Duty upon striking unattended vehicle.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-6-271. Duty upon striking unattended vehicle.

(a) The driver of any vehicle which collides with any vehicle which is unattended shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle of the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle or shall leave in a conspicuous place on the vehicle struck a written notice giving the name and address of the driver and the owner of the vehicle doing the striking.

(b) Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 43; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1059, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-6-272; Code 1981, § 40-6-271, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5.