Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Chapter 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD · Article 15. SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES

40-6-397. Aggressive driving.

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

(a)
A person commits the offense of aggressive driving when he or she operates any motor vehicle with the intent to annoy, harass, molest, intimidate, injure, or obstruct another person, including without limitation violating Code Section 40-6-42, 40-6-48, 40-6-49, 40-6-123, 40-6-184, 40-6-312, 40-6-390, or 40-6-390.1 with such intent.#
(b)
Any person convicted of aggressive driving shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.#

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, § 40-6-397, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 208, § 1-7; Ga. L. 2021, p. 228, § 10/HB 534.

Amendments

The 2021 amendment, effective May 3, 2021, substituted “40-6-312, 40-6-390, or 40-6-390.1” for “40-6-312, or 40-6-390” near the end of subsection (a). See Editor’s notes for applicability.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2021, p. 228, § 11/HB 534, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval and shall apply to all offenses committed on and after such date.” This Act was approved by the Governor on May 3, 2021.

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Text read from t40-ch6-16-(v29)-pdf.pdf, Volume V29, 2018 edition, 2025 supplement, page 73; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 6fa67a38989e.