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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-6-272. Duty upon striking fixture.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-6-272. Duty upon striking fixture.

The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a fixture legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact and of his name and address and of the registration number of the vehicle he is driving and shall, upon request and if available, exhibit his operator’s license.

## History

Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 44; Code 1981, § 40-6-273; Code 1981, § 40-6-272, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5.