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HB 122 - Driver's license; cert epileptics; prohibit disqualification

Rogers, Carl (20th)	Powell, Alan T (23rd)	Parham, Bobby E (122nd)

Status Summary	HC:	MotV	SC:	PUBS	FR:	01/15/99	LA:	03/07/00	S - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 40-5-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reports by physicians and vision specialists and procedures when persons are found unqualified to be licensed to operate motor vehicles, so as to change certain provisions relating to regulations of the Board of Public Safety governing disqualifications for certain disorders and disabilities; and for other purposes.

HB 122                                             LC 25 1078 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 40-5-35 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to reports by physicians and 
  1- 3  vision specialists and procedures when persons are found 
  1- 4  unqualified to be licensed to operate motor vehicles, so as 
  1- 5  to change certain provisions relating to regulations of the 
  1- 6  Board of Public Safety governing disqualifications for 
  1- 7  certain disorders and disabilities; to repeal conflicting 
  1- 8  laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 9       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-10                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-11  Code Section 40-5-35 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-12  Annotated, relating to reports by physicians and vision 
  1-13  specialists and procedures when persons are found 
  1-14  unqualified to be licensed to operate motor vehicles, is 
  1-15  amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting in lieu 
  1-16  thereof the following: 
 
  1-17    "(a) The Driver License Advisory Board appointed by the 
  1-18    department shall define disorders characterized by lapses 
  1-19    of consciousness or other mental or physical disabilities 
  1-20    affecting the ability of a person to drive safely for the 
  1-21    purpose of the reports required by this Code section, and 
  1-22    the Board of Public Safety may use these definitions to 
  1-23    promulgate regulations making such disorders and 
  1-24    disabilities disqualifications, under certain conditions, 
  1-25    for obtaining or keeping a driver's license for any class 
  1-26    or classes of vehicles; provided, however, that a person 
  1-27    shall not be disqualified from obtaining a noncommercial 
  1-28    Class C driver's license for having had an episode of 
  1-29    lapsed or altered consciousness due to epilepsy unless 
  1-30    such an episode occurred within the immediately preceding 
  1-31    six-month period." 
 
  1-32                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-33  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-34  repealed. 
 
 
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