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HB 23 - Motor vehicles; failure to stop for pedestrian in crosswalk

McKinney, J. E (51st)	Buckner, Gail M (95th)	Hegstrom, June (66th)
Brooks, Tyrone (54th)	Davis, J. Max (60th)

Status Summary	HC:	PubS	SC:		FR:	01/25/99	LA:	03/24/99	H - Recommitted (Sub)

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 40-13-53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to release of person arrested for traffic violation upon service of citation and complaint, 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 in accordance with Code Section 40-6-1; and for other purposes.

HB 23                                             LC 10 2828S 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 40-6-91 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to right of way in crosswalks 
  1- 3  with respect to the uniform rules of the road, so as to 
  1- 4  change the penalty provisions applicable to operators of 
  1- 5  vehicles who violate this Code section; to provide certain 
  1- 6  mandatory minimum fines for the offense of failing to stop 
  1- 7  for a pedestrian in a crosswalk; to provide that certain 
  1- 8  fines assessed shall not be subject to suspension, stay, or 
  1- 9  probation; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other 
  1-10  purposes. 
 
  1-11       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-12                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-13  Code Section 40-6-91 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-14  Annotated, relating to right of way in crosswalks with 
  1-15  respect to the uniform rules of the road, is amended by 
  1-16  adding at the end thereof a new subsection (e) to read as 
  1-17  follows: 
 
  1-18      "(e)(1) Any operator of a vehicle who violates this Code 
  1-19      section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. With respect 
  1-20      to any fines assessed for a violation of this Code 
  1-21      section, a violator shall be punished by a mandatory 
  1-22      minimum fine of: 
 
  1-23        (A) Not less than $200.00 for a first such offense; 
  1-24        and 
 
  1-25        (B) Not less than $500.00 for a second or subsequent 
  1-26        such offense occurring within a five-year period of 
  1-27        time. 
 
  1-28      (2) Any fine assessed under paragraph (1) of this 
  1-29      subsection shall not be subject to suspension, stay, or 
  1-30      probation." 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2- 2  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 3  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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