Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Chapter 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD · Article 5. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PEDESTRIANS

40-6-97. Pedestrians soliciting.

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

(a)
No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride.#
(b)
Except as provided in Code Section 40-6-97.1, no person shall stand on a highway for the purpose of soliciting employment, business, or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle.#
(c)
No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.#

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

Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 82; Code 1933, § 68A-507, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-6-98; Code 1981, § 40-6-97, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 1996, p. 737, § 1.

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Text read from t40-ch6-16-(v29)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V29, 2018 edition, page 115; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 82c1b132c971.