Bill Text: GA HB67 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Drivers; only hands-free communications devices in motor vehicles; provide
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-26 - House Second Readers [HB67 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB67-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 67
By:
Representatives Mayo of the
91st,
Stephens of the
161st,
and Gordon of the
162nd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 40-6-241 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the exercise of due care by drivers while operating a motor vehicle, so as to
provide that only hands-free communications devices shall be used in motor
vehicles; to provide for related matters; 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 40-6-241 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
exercise of due care by drivers while operating a motor vehicle, is revised as
follows:
"40-6-241.
A
driver shall exercise due care in operating a motor vehicle on the highways of
this state and shall not engage in any actions which shall distract such driver
from the safe operation of such vehicle, provided that, except as prohibited by
Code Sections 40-6-241.1 and 40-6-241.2, the proper use of a radio, citizens
band radio,
hands-free
mobile telephone, or amateur or ham radio shall not be a violation of this Code
section. The
use of a hand-held mobile telephone by any driver while operating a motor
vehicle on the highways of this state shall be a violation of this Code section.
The use of a hand-held mobile telephone by any driver while operating a motor
vehicle on the highways of this state shall be violation of Code Sections
40-6-241.1 and 40-6-241.2, unless the exceptions contained in those Code
sections are
applicable."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2011.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
