05 LC 34
0130
House
Bill 256
By:
Representatives Wilkinson of the
52nd,
Murphy of the
23rd,
Benfield of the
85th,
and Bruce of the
64th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 40-5-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to requirements for issuance of
driverś
licenses and instruction permits, so as to provide that a Class D license holder
may transport only one other passenger in the vehicle who is less than 21 years
of age and is not a member of the
driveŕs
immediate family; to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective
date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 40-5-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
requirements for issuance of
driverś
licenses and instruction permits, is amended by striking in its entirety
division (b)(2)(B)(i) and inserting in its place the following:
"(B)(i)
Any Class D license holder shall not drive a Class C motor vehicle upon the
public roads, streets, or highways of this state when more than
three
one
other
passengers
passenger
in the vehicle who
are
is
not
members
a
member of the
driveŕs
immediate family
are
is
less than 21 years of
age."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall not apply to any offense committed before July 1, 2005. Any such
offense shall be punishable as provided by the statute in effect at the time the
offense was committed.
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2005.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.