Bill Text: GA HB1224 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Drivers' licenses; defense for drivers; no vision condition restriction; provide
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-01 - Effective Date [HB1224 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB1224-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 1224 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Hamilton of the
23rd,
Rice of the
51st,
Day of the
163rd,
Collins of the
27th,
Levitas of the
82nd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to drivers' licenses, so as to provide a defense for drivers who no longer have
a vision condition warranting restricted driving; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers'
licenses, is amended in Code Section 40-5-30, relating to restrictions on
drivers' licenses, by revising subsection (c) and by adding a new subsection to
read as follows:
"(c)
The department, upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation of the
restrictions of such license, may suspend the license for a period of six
months. The department shall reinstate the license at the end of six months
upon receipt of a reinstatement fee of $210.00 or $200.00 if paid by
mail.
(d)
No person shall operate a motor vehicle in any manner in violation of the
restrictions imposed in a restricted license issued to him or
her; provided,
however, that at the time of the hearing on such offense, if such person was
charged with driving in violation of a restriction requiring that he or she wear
eyeglasses or contact lenses, such person shall not be guilty of such offense if
he or she presents the trial court with admissible medical or other evidence
sufficient to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the trial court that he or she
no longer suffers from the vision condition that resulted in the imposition of
such restriction."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
