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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-6-362. Operating low-speed and multipurpose off-highway vehicles on highways.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-6-362. Operating low-speed and multipurpose off-highway vehicles on highways.

(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.

## 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).