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1992

Georgia State University Law Review

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Motor Vehicles And Traffic Driver's Licenses, Uniform Rules Of The Road: Change Definitions, Penalties, And Procedures Relating To Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol And Drugs, Linwood Gunn Jan 1992

Motor Vehicles And Traffic Driver's Licenses, Uniform Rules Of The Road: Change Definitions, Penalties, And Procedures Relating To Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol And Drugs, Linwood Gunn

Georgia State University Law Review

The package of bills makes it unlawful for any person to possess an open container of an alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle. The level of alcohol concentration that constitutes driving under the influence is reduced to 0.10 grams, with a level of 0.06 grams for minors under the age of eighteen. The package provides for the publication of the name, address, and photograph of any person convicted a third time of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The package provides for a six hour detention period for persons arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol …


Insurance Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act: Repeal Provisions Requiring Personal Injury Protection Insurance Coverage And Related Provisions, Carlos L. Corless Jan 1992

Insurance Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act: Repeal Provisions Requiring Personal Injury Protection Insurance Coverage And Related Provisions, Carlos L. Corless

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act repeals and adds a number of Code sections dealing with Georgia's automobile insurance legislation. The central measure of the Act repeals and revises provisions of the Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act that require personal injury protection insurance coverage. Other key features include a mandatory fifteen percent rollback of certain motor vehicle insurance rates and an additional ten percent discount for motorists with good driving records; tighter regulation of insurance rates by requiring prior approval by the Insurance Commissioner of any rating plan; adding powers to regulate fraud including provisions making it easier to report fraud, increasing the …


Motor Vehicles And Traffic Uniform Rules Of The Road; Prohibit Car Sound Device That Can Be Heard More Than 100 Feet From The Motor Vehicle, Michael H. Friedman Jan 1992

Motor Vehicles And Traffic Uniform Rules Of The Road; Prohibit Car Sound Device That Can Be Heard More Than 100 Feet From The Motor Vehicle, Michael H. Friedman

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act prohibits amplifying a car radio or tape player so that it can be heard more than 100 feet away from the car. A violation of this Act is a misdemeanor. The Act delegates to the Department of Public Safety the responsibility of defining certain provisions of the Act, and establishing standards by which the police are to measure the sound. The Act also provides for several exceptions: communication devices necessary in police and emergency vehicles used for performing their respective duties, sound devices used for business or political purposes, and warning devices, such as horns.