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title: Title 40, Chapter 8. Equipment and Inspection of Motor Vehicles
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date: 2025
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heading: EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
title_heading: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
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# Title 40, Chapter 8. Equipment and Inspection of Motor Vehicles

Title 40. Motor Vehicles and Traffic

76 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 40-8-1, Application of article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-1.md
- 40-8-2, Vehicles within jurisdiction of commissioner of public safety, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-2.md
- 40-8-3, Vehicle or load dragging on highway; wheels causing pounding on road surface, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-3.md
- 40-8-4, Emblem or amber strobe light to be displayed on certain slow-moving vehicles or equipment operating on public roads, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-4.md
- 40-8-5, Alteration of odometer; involvement with devices which cause odometer to register other than actual mileage; penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-5.md
- 40-8-6, Vehicles with altered suspension systems, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-6.md
- 40-8-6.1, Raised chassis vehicles, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-6.1.md
- 40-8-7, Driving unsafe or improperly equipped vehicle; punishment for violations of chapter generally; vehicle inspection by law enforcement officer without warrant, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-7.md
- 40-8-8, Speedometer, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-8.md
- 40-8-9, Compliance with federal provisions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-9.md
- 40-8-10, Operation of motor vehicles with nitrous oxide; penalty for violation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-10.md
- 40-8-11, Operational rules for autonomous vehicles; state consumer laws applicable, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-11.md
- 40-8-20, When lighted headlights and other lights required, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-20.md
- 40-8-21, Visibility distance and mounted height; exception for wreckers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-21.md
- 40-8-22, Headlights, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-22.md
- 40-8-23, Taillights, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-23.md
- 40-8-24, Reflectors, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-24.md
- 40-8-25, Brake lights and turn signals required, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-25.md
- 40-8-26, Standards for brake lights and signal devices, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-26.md
- 40-8-27, Light, flag, or strobe lamp on projecting load; requirements for lamp and flag, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-27.md
- 40-8-28, Lights on parked vehicles, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-28.md
- 40-8-29, Spotlights, foglights, and auxiliary lights permitted, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-29.md
- 40-8-30, Standards for multiple-beam road lighting equipment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-30.md
- 40-8-31, Use of multiple-beam road lighting equipment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-31.md
- 40-8-32, Lights on vehicles of rural mail carriers, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-32.md
- 40-8-33, Farm tractors, three-wheeled motorcycles used for agricultural purposes, and trailers and semitrailers that qualify as implements of husbandry, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-33.md
- 40-8-34, Color in lighting equipment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-34.md
- 40-8-35, Vehicles with flashing or revolving amber lights, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-35.md
- 40-8-50, Brakes required, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-50.md
- 40-8-51, Means of operation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-51.md
- 40-8-52, Parking brakes, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-52.md
- 40-8-53, Performance ability of brakes, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-53.md
- 40-8-54, Maintenance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-54.md
- 40-8-70, Horns and warning devices, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-70.md
- 40-8-71, Exhaust system; prevention of noise, smoke, and fumes, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-71.md
- 40-8-72, Mirrors, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-72.md
- 40-8-73, Windshields, windows, and windshield wipers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-73.md
- 40-8-73.1, Tinting of windows or windshields, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-73.1.md
- 40-8-74, Tires, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-74.md
- 40-8-75, Tire covers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-75.md
- 40-8-76, Safety belts required as equipment; safety restraints for children, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-76.md
- 40-8-76.1, Use of safety belts in passenger vehicles, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-76.1.md
- 40-8-77, Energy absorption system, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-77.md
- 40-8-78, Safety glazing, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-78.md
- 40-8-79, Unlawfully riding in bed of pickup truck; penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-79.md
- 40-8-90, Restrictions on use of blue lights on vehicles, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-90.md
- 40-8-91, Marking and equipment of law enforcement vehicles; motorist allowed to continue to safe location before stopping for law enforcement officer vehicles, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-91.md
- 40-8-91.1, Marking and equipment of all-terrain vehicles used as law enforcement vehicles, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-91.1.md
- 40-8-92, Designation of emergency vehicles; flashing or revolving lights; permits; fee; use of flashing or revolving green lights on public property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-92.md
- 40-8-93, Flashing parking or brake lights or directional signals not prohibited, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-93.md
- 40-8-94, Sirens, whistles, or bells, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-94.md
- 40-8-95, Rules and regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-95.md
- 40-8-96, Violation of Code Sections 40-8-90 and 40-8-92, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-96.md
- 40-8-110, Identification and color, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-110.md
- 40-8-111, Equipment generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-111.md
- 40-8-112, Compliance with State Board Bus Specifications, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-112.md
- 40-8-113, Standards applicable regardless of size or capacity, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-113.md
- 40-8-114, Operation of school buses by churches, private schools, and local transit systems; transportation of school children on buses owned or operated by public transit systems, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-114.md
- 40-8-115, Identification and equipment of school buses for special school route service, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-115.md
- 40-8-116, Unlawful acts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-116.md
- 40-8-130, Unlawful to operate vehicle without serviceable emission control device; penalty; exceptions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-130.md
- 40-8-131, Inspection without warrant authorized, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-131.md
- 40-8-132, Annual inspection, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-132.md
- 40-8-150, , repealed through 40-8-163 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-150.md
- 40-8-180, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-180.md
- 40-8-181, Visible emissions from vehicles on public roadways prohibited; exceptions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-181.md
- 40-8-182, Enforcement of part; traffic violation citations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-182.md
- 40-8-183, Penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-183.md
- 40-8-184, Municipal and county regulation prohibited, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-184.md
- 40-8-185, Part not applicable to certain vehicles, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-185.md
- 40-8-200, Inspection of vehicles by officers of the Department of Public Safety; certificate of inspection; procedure for noncompliant vehicle, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-200.md
- 40-8-201, Duties of owners and drivers of vehicles, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-201.md
- 40-8-220, Inspection of public school buses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-220.md
- 40-8-221, Penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-221.md
- 40-8-222, , repealed through 40-8-264 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-222.md
- 40-8-280, , repealed through 40-8-291 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/40-8-280.md