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HB 1228 - Speeding on interstate; case based on radar; penalty

Day, Burke (153rd)	Coleman, Terry L (142nd)	Jamieson, Mary Jeanette (22nd)
Whitaker, Ben N (7th)	Twiggs, Ralph (8th)

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A BILL to amend Code Section 40-14-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when a speeding case based on the use of any speed detection device may be made and a conviction had, so as to provide that with respect to any traffic offense of speeding on a federal interstate highway based on the use of any speed detection device, a person convicted of exceeding the speed limit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $50.00; and for other purposes.

HB 1228                                            LC 10 3044 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 40-14-8 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to when a speeding case based on 
  1- 3  the use of any speed detection device may be made and a 
  1- 4  conviction had, so as to provide that with respect to any 
  1- 5  traffic offense of speeding on a federal interstate highway 
  1- 6  based on the use of any speed detection device, a person 
  1- 7  convicted of exceeding the speed limit shall be guilty of a 
  1- 8  misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed 
  1- 9  $50.00; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1-10       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-11                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-12  Code Section 40-14-8 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-13  Annotated, relating to when a speeding case based on the use 
  1-14  of any speed detection device may be made and a conviction 
  1-15  had, is amended by adding immediately following subsection 
  1-16  (b) a new subsection (c) to read as follows: 
 
  1-17    "(c) With respect to any traffic offense of speeding on a 
  1-18    federal interstate highway based on the use of any speed 
  1-19    detection device, a person convicted of exceeding the 
  1-20    speed limit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be 
  1-21    punished by a fine not to exceed $50.00." 
 
  1-22                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-23  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-24  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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