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HB 24 - Motor vehicles; failure to stop for pedestrian in crosswalk

McKinney, J. E (51st)

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A BILL to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide that failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk shall not be treated as a traffic violation pursuant to Code Section 40-13-60 but rather as a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature; and for other purposes.

HB 24                                              LC 25 1090 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 
  1- 2  relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide 
  1- 3  that failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk shall 
  1- 4  not be treated as a traffic violation pursuant to Code 
  1- 5  Section 40-13-60 but rather as a misdemeanor of a high and 
  1- 6  aggravated nature; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other 
  1- 7  purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating 
  1-11  to motor vehicles and traffic, is amended by adding to Code 
  1-12  Section 40-6-91, relating to right of way of pedestrians in 
  1-13  crosswalks, a new subsection (e) to read as follows: 
 
  1-14    "(e) Violation of this Code section by the driver of a 
  1-15    vehicle shall be a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated 
  1-16    nature." 
 
  1-17                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-18  Said title is further amended by striking subsection (b) of 
  1-19  Code Section 40-13-53, relating to release of person 
  1-20  arrested for traffic violation upon service of citation and 
  1-21  complaint, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
 
  1-22    "(b) The following offenses shall not be handled or 
  1-23    disposed of by a traffic violations bureau: 
 
  1-24      (1) Any offense for which a driver's license may be 
  1-25      suspended by the commissioner of public safety; 
 
  1-26      (2) Any motor vehicle registration violation; 
 
  1-27      (3) A violation of Code Section 40-5-20; 
 
  1-28      (3.1) Failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk in 
  1-29      violation of Code Section 40-6-91; 
 
  1-30      (4) Speeding in excess of 30 miles per hour over the 
  1-31      posted speed limit; or 
 
 
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  2- 1      (5) Any offense which would otherwise be a traffic 
  2- 2      violations bureau offense but which arose out of the 
  2- 3      same conduct or occurred in conjunction with an offense 
  2- 4      which is excluded from the jurisdiction of the traffic 
  2- 5      violations bureau. Any such offense shall be subject to 
  2- 6      the maximum punishment set by law." 
 
  2- 7                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2- 8  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 9  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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