§ 40-8-92. Designation of Emergency Vehicles; Flashing or Revolving Lights; Permits; Fee; Prohibition Against Use of Flashing or Revolving Green Lights by Private Persons on Public Property
All emergency vehicles shall be designated as such by the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner shall so designate each vehicle by issuing to such vehicle a permit to operate flashing or revolving emergency lights of the appropriate color. Such permit shall be valid for five years from the date of issuance. Any and all […]
§ 40-8-93. Flashing Parking or Brake Lights or Directional Signals Not Prohibited
Nothing contained in Code Sections 40-8-90 and 40-8-92 shall be deemed to apply to nor construed to prohibit blinking or flashing parking or brake lights or directional signals on any motor vehicle. History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 1092, § 6; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1012, § 5.
§ 40-8-94. Sirens, Whistles, or Bells
Any authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet, but such siren shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of […]
§ 40-8-95. Rules and Regulations
The commissioner of public safety shall implement any and all provisions of Code Sections 40-8-90, 40-8-92, and 40-8-93 by the promulgation of necessary rules and regulations. History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 1012, § 6; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 5B-7; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 19-7/HB 501.
§ 40-8-96. Violation of Code Sections 40-8-90 and 40-8-92
Any person violating Code Sections 40-8-90 and 40-8-92 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 1092, § 5; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1012, § 7.
§ 40-8-110. Identification and Color
Every bus used for the transportation of school children shall bear upon the front and rear thereof a plainly visible sign containing the words “SCHOOL BUS” in letters not less than eight inches in height. On and after January 1, 1971, every new school bus purchased for the transportation of school children shall be painted […]
§ 40-8-111. Equipment Generally
Each school bus used for the transportation of school children in the State of Georgia shall be in compliance with the State Board of Education bus specifications for the model year of such school bus. Each public school system shall be required to maintain each of its school buses in good working condition, including all […]
§ 40-8-112. Compliance With State Board Bus Specifications
Every school bus used to transport children to and from school shall comply with the State Board Bus Specifications prescribed by the State Board of Education. History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 586, § 2. Cross references. Code section not applicable to public transit systems transporting school children, § 40-8-114 .
§ 40-8-32. Lights on Vehicles of Rural Mail Carriers
Any automobile operated by a rural mail carrier for the purpose of delivering mail shall be authorized to display two amber colored lights so as to warn approaching travelers to decrease their speed because of the danger of colliding with such mail carrier as he stops and starts along the edge of the highway. Such […]
§ 40-8-76. Safety Belts Required as Equipment; Safety Restraints for Children
No new private passenger automobile manufactured after January 1, 1964, shall be sold to the general public in this state unless such automobile shall be equipped with two sets of safety belts for the front seat thereof. The safety belts may be installed by the manufacturer prior to delivery to the dealer, or they may […]