HB 494: Motor vehicles; require mopeds to be covered by a form of minimum financial responsibility for accident damages
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House Bill 494
By: Representatives McClain of the 109th, Heffner of the 130th, Okoye of the 102nd, Alexander of the 66th, and Taylor of the 92nd
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Part 4 of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mopeds, so as to require mopeds to be covered by a form of minimum financial responsibility for accident damages; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Part 4 of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mopeds, is amended by revising Code Section 40-6-351, relating to driver's license or permit required for certain operators, as follows:
"40-6-351.
(a) No person under 15 years of age shall operate a moped upon the highways in of this state.
(b) No person shall operate a moped upon the highways in of this state unless he or she has in his or her possession a valid driver's license, instruction permit, or limited permit issued to him or her pursuant to Chapter 5 of this title; provided, however, that all classes of licenses, instruction permits, or limited permits issued pursuant to Chapter 5 of this title shall be valid for the purposes of operating mopeds upon the highways in of this state.
(c) No person shall operate a moped upon the highways of this state unless such moped is covered by a form of financial responsibility which provides for the ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents in the amounts specified in subparagraph (a)(1)(A) of Code Section 33-7-11."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.