---
title: O.C.G.A. § 40-6-279. Accidents involving operation of fully autonomous vehicles.
collection: code
id: 40-6-279
cite_as: O.C.G.A. § 40-6-279 (2025)
canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-6-279
md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-6-279.md
text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-6-279/text
source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/document/docs/default-source/joint-features-document-library/t40-ch6-16-(v29)-2018-pdf.pdf?sfvrsn=97c394d6_0#page=228
date: 2025
status: active
corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68
license: CC0-1.0
publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice.
up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-6.md
previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-6-278.md
next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-6-290.md
index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md
version: the only printed version
in_force: true
current_through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly
heading_path: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC / UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD / ACCIDENTS
---

# O.C.G.A. § 40-6-279. Accidents involving operation of fully autonomous vehicles.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter to the contrary, when an accident involves a fully autonomous vehicle with the automated driving system engaged, the requirements of subsection (a) of Code Sections 40-6-270, 40-6-271, 40-6-272, 40-6-273, and 40-6-273.1 shall be deemed satisfied if such fully autonomous vehicle remains on the scene of such accident as required by law and such fully autonomous vehicle or operator promptly contacts a local law enforcement agency and communicates the information required by this chapter.

## History

Code 1981, § 40-6-279, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 549, § 3/SB 219.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5, redesignated former Code Section 40-6-279 as present Code Section 40-6-278.

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2017 enactment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2017).

## Effective Date

This Code section became effective July 1, 2017.