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 5. LOW-SPEED OR MULTIPURPOSE OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES

40-6-362. Operating low-speed and multipurpose off-highway vehicles on highways.

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

(a)
Low-speed vehicles shall be operated only on any highway where the posted speed limit does not exceed 35 miles per hour. The operator of a low-speed vehicle shall not operate such vehicle on any highway where the posted speed limit exceeds 35 miles per hour.#
(b)
Multipurpose off-highway vehicles shall be operated only on highways that are part of a county road system and shall be authorized to cross highways that are part of a municipal street system or are part of the state highway system.#

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 1981, § 40-6-362, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 512, § 12; Ga. L. 2023, p. 352, § 2-7/HB 121, effective July 1, 2023.

Amendments

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a) and added subsection (b).

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Text read from t40-ch6-16-(v29)-pdf.pdf, Volume V29, 2018 edition, 2025 supplement, page 53; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 6fa67a38989e.

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