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Title 32. HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES

Chapter 6. REGULATION OF MAINTENANCE AND USE OF PUBLIC ROADS GENERALLY

106 sections · 32-6-1 to 32-6-248

Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

  1. 32-6-1Obstructing, encroaching on, or injuring public roads.
  2. 32-6-2Authority of department, counties, and municipalities to regulate parking; parking vehicles or leaving vehicles unattended on right of way of public road on state highway system; towing and recovery program for certain vehicles.
  3. 32-6-3Deposit of driver’s license with arresting officer in lieu of bail or incarceration; driver’s failure to appear before proper judicial officer; applicability of Code section to foreign licenses.Repealed
  4. 32-6-4Removal of natural or manmade obstructions, cargo, or personal property during state of emergency.
  5. 32-6-5Closure of or limiting access to roads due to declared state of emergency for inclement weather conditions; exception for certain vehicle operators.
  6. 32-6-6Camping on roadways; penalty.

Article 2. DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT OF VEHICLES AND LOADS

  1. 32-6-20General restrictions.
  2. 32-6-21(no catchline printed)Redesignated
  3. 32-6-22Height of vehicles and loads.
  4. 32-6-23Width of vehicles and loads.
  5. 32-6-24Length of vehicles and loads.
  6. 32-6-25Exemptions for farming, agricultural, and forest management equipment.
  7. 32-6-25.1Exemptions for port vehicles used to transport cargo or containers.
  8. 32-6-26Weight of vehicle and load.
  9. 32-6-27Enforcement of load limitations.
  10. 32-6-28Permits for excess weight and dimensions.
  11. 32-6-29Responsibility of the Department of Transportation; responsibility of the Department of Public Safety.
  12. 32-6-30Stopping vehicles for purposes of weighing, measuring, or inspecting; reports of violations; refusal to stop.
  13. 32-6-31Construction of Code Sections 32-1-10, 32-6-26, 32-6-27, and 32-6-29.

Article 3. CONTROL OF SIGNS AND SIGNALS · Part 1. PUBLIC ROADS GENERALLY

  1. 32-6-50Uniform regulations governing erection and maintenance of traffic-control devices; placement, removal, defacement, damaging, or sale of devices.
  2. 32-6-51Unauthorized devices and structures within right of way or visible from public road; bus shelters; wayfinding kiosks; commercial advertisements by transit agency.
  3. 32-6-52Displays of nudity or sexual conduct on outdoor advertising visible from roadway prohibited; penalty.

Article 3. CONTROL OF SIGNS AND SIGNALS · Part 2. STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM

  1. 32-6-70Declaration of policy.
  2. 32-6-71Definitions.
  3. 32-6-72Designation of outdoor advertising which may be erected or maintained within 660 feet of nearest edge of right of way.
  4. 32-6-73Designation of outdoor advertising which may be erected or maintained beyond 660 feet of nearest edge of right of way.
  5. 32-6-74Applications for outdoor advertising sign permits generally; fees; renewals; transfer of permits.
  6. 32-6-75Restrictions on outdoor advertising authorized by Code Sections 32-6-72 and 32-6-73; multiple message signs on interstate system, primary highways, and other highways.
  7. 32-6-75.1Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Council; membership; purpose; compensation.
  8. 32-6-75.2Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Fund; dedication of certain revenues.
  9. 32-6-75.3Permits for trimming or removal of trees or vegetation in state right of way which obstruct view of outdoor advertising; removal of signs with lapsed permits.
  10. 32-6-76Restrictions on directional signs generally.
  11. 32-6-77Exceptions to spacing limitations contained in Code Sections 32-6-75 and 32-6-76.
  12. 32-6-78Restrictions on public service signs.
  13. 32-6-79Permits for nonconforming signs; right of department to refuse to issue additional permits to persons maintaining illegal sign; appeal from department’s decision.
  14. 32-6-80Renewal of permits for nonconforming signs; transfer of permits for nonconforming signs.
  15. 32-6-81Revocation or withholding of permits for illegal or unauthorized actions against the department’s property.
  16. 32-6-82Acquisition by department of property rights in outdoor advertising which does not comply with requirements of part.
  17. 32-6-83Acquisition by municipal corporation or county of outdoor advertising which does not comply with requirements of applicable ordinances, regulations, or resolutions.
  18. 32-6-84Interests and losses which may be compensable under Code Sections 32-6-82 and 32-6-83.
  19. 32-6-85Department’s exercise of eminent domain power to acquire interests specified in Code Section 32-6-84.
  20. 32-6-86Compensation contingent upon federal matching funds.
  21. 32-6-87Agreements with United States Secretary of Transportation.
  22. 32-6-87.1‘‘RV friendly’’ markers.
  23. 32-6-88Designation of defined areas where directional information is provided by previously conforming signs or devices.
  24. 32-6-89Retention of directional signs, displays, and devices in defined areas.
  25. 32-6-90Promulgation of rules and regulations by department.
  26. 32-6-91Erection or maintenance of sign without permit as constituting misdemeanor.
  27. 32-6-92Maintenance of unauthorized sign as constituting misdemeanor.
  28. 32-6-93Erection or maintenance of sign without a permit as constituting a public nuisance; enjoining erection or maintenance of such sign.
  29. 32-6-94Maintenance of unauthorized sign as constituting a public nuisance; enjoining maintenance of such sign.
  30. 32-6-95Applicability of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the ‘‘Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,’’ to part generally; affirmance of agency decision by operation of law.
  31. 32-6-96Authority of department to enter upon private lands to implement administrative decisions; reimbursement of department for expenses; return or disposition of stored sign remnants.
  32. 32-6-97Construction of part.

Article 4. LIMITED-ACCESS ROADS

  1. 32-6-110‘‘Local service road’’ defined.
  2. 32-6-111Establishment and maintenance of limited-access roads.
  3. 32-6-112Acquisition of property and property rights.
  4. 32-6-113Design of limited-access roads.
  5. 32-6-114Designation of limited-access roads; elimination of intersections at grade.
  6. 32-6-115Conducting commercial enterprises or activities on property on which limited-access roads have been constructed.
  7. 32-6-116Installation and operation of vending machines in safety rest areas on rights of way of state highway system.
  8. 32-6-117Lease of air rights.
  9. 32-6-118Establishment, maintenance, and disposal of local service roads.
  10. 32-6-119Effect of article on Coastal Highway District and Coastal Scenic Highway Authority.

Article 5. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND SUBDIVISIONS · Part 1. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

  1. 32-6-130‘‘Commercial driveway’’ defined.
  2. 32-6-131Permit requirement as to construction or improvement of commercial driveways; authority of department to close driveways for violations.
  3. 32-6-132Change or substitution of existing commercial driveways.
  4. 32-6-133Promulgation of regulations; charges for permits for commercial driveways.
  5. 32-6-134Procedure by department upon discovery of violation of Code Section 32-6-131; liability for expenses incurred in connection with changes made in commercial driveways.
  6. 32-6-135Effect of part on authority of counties and municipalities to regulate highways, roads, and streets.

Article 5. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND SUBDIVISIONS · Part 2. SUBDIVISIONS

  1. 32-6-150‘‘Subdivision’’ defined.
  2. 32-6-151Department recommendation as to approval or rejection of a proposed subdivision plat abutting any part of or requiring access to the state highway system.
  3. 32-6-152Department approval or rejection of plat submitted by proprietor of subdivision abutting any part of or requiring access to the state highway system.
  4. 32-6-153Factors to be considered by department in making recommendations to planning commissions and in approving or rejecting plats.
  5. 32-6-154Effect of part on requirement as to commercial driveway permit.

Article 6. PUBLIC UTILITIES · Part 1. IN GENERAL

  1. 32-6-170Payment by department of costs of removal, relocation, and adjustment of utility facilities necessitated by construction of public roads.
  2. 32-6-171Authority of department to order removal, relocation, or adjustment of utility facilities.
  3. 32-6-172Authority of department to obtain replacement right of way for relocated utility.
  4. 32-6-173Payment of expenses of removal and relocation of utility facilities.
  5. 32-6-174Promulgation of regulations by department.
  6. 32-6-175Right to injunctive relief.

Article 6. PUBLIC UTILITIES · Part 2. RAILROADS

  1. 32-6-190Duty to maintain grade crossings.
  2. 32-6-191Responsibility for construction of new grade crossings and relocation of existing grade crossings.
  3. 32-6-192Construction of underpass or overpass in lieu of grade crossing.
  4. 32-6-193Authority of department, counties, and municipalities to eliminate grade crossings.
  5. 32-6-193.1Elimination of grade crossings by physical removal; procedures.
  6. 32-6-194Procedure for grade crossing elimination.
  7. 32-6-195Division of costs of grade crossing elimination projects.
  8. 32-6-196Temporary use of railroad rights of way during construction or maintenance of grade separation structures or grade crossing or protective devices.
  9. 32-6-197Responsibility for maintenance of overpasses and underpasses.
  10. 32-6-198Agreements as to grade crossing elimination.
  11. 32-6-199Improvement of existing underpass or overpass.
  12. 32-6-200Installation of protective devices at grade crossings; school bus routes that cross rail crossings.
  13. 32-6-201Regulation of traffic when necessary to perform maintenance.
  14. 32-6-202Procedure to obtain maintenance of grade separation structures, protective devices, and grade crossings.
  15. 32-6-203Judicial review.

Article 7. TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

  1. 32-6-220 to 32-6-225(no catchline printed)Repealed

Article 8. CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS

  1. 32-6-240Definitions.
  2. 32-6-241Restrictions on location of junkyards in relation to location of rights of way of interstate or federal-aid primary highways.
  3. 32-6-242Screening junkyards in existence on April 6, 1967.
  4. 32-6-243Promulgation by department of regulations governing the screening and fencing of junkyards.
  5. 32-6-244Authority of commissioner or local officials to acquire land and remove junkyards.
  6. 32-6-245Agreements with United States Secretary of Transportation.
  7. 32-6-246Abatement of nuisances.
  8. 32-6-247Penalty.
  9. 32-6-248Construction of article.