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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Chapter 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD · Article 13. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES · Part 1. BICYCLES AND PLAY VEHICLES

40-6-297. Violation of part a misdemeanor; duty of parents and guardians.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this part.#

  2. (b)

    The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this part.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1933, § 68A-1201, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-6-298; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Code 1981, § 40-6-297, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2011, p. 426, § 3/HB 101.

Editor's notes

This Code section formerly pertained to reflectors on pedals of bicycles. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 1972, p. 547, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1973, p. 471, § 4; Code 1933, § 68A-1208, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5 and was repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 426, § 3/HB 101, effective July 1, 2011.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t40-ch6-16-(v29)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V29, 2018 edition, pages 234 to 235; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 82c1b132c971.