Bill Text: GA HB981 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Law enforcement vehicles; painted solid color; authorize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-01 - Effective Date [HB981 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB981-Comm_Sub.html
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SENATE
SUBSTITUTE TO HB 981:
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 40-8-91 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to marking and equipment of law enforcement vehicles and allowing motorist to
continue to safe locations before stopping for law enforcement officer vehicles,
so as to authorize the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety to
require that patrol vehicles be painted a solid color; to amend Part 1 of
Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to the general authority, duties, and procedures for state purchasing,
so as to exclude emergency response vehicles from the requirements relating to
use of retreaded tires; to amend an Act amending Code Sections 15-21-2 and
40-13-26, approved April 18, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 159), so as to repeal the
automatic expiration and sunset provisions of Code Sections 15-21-2 and 40-13-26
of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; to amend an Act making Code revisions
and corrections to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, approved May 11, 2007
(Ga. L. 2007, p. 47), so as to repeal an automatic repeal; to provide for
related matters; to provide for an effective date and automatic repeal; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
PART
I
SECTION 1-1.
SECTION 1-1.
Code
Section 40-8-91 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to marking
and equipment of law enforcement vehicles and allowing motorist to continue to
safe locations before stopping for law enforcement officer vehicles, is amended
by revising subsection (b) as follows:
"(b)
Any motor vehicle, except as hereinafter provided in this subsection, used by
any employee of the Georgia State Patrol for the purpose of enforcing the
traffic laws of this state shall be distinctly painted, marked, and equipped in
such manner as shall be prescribed by the commissioner of public safety pursuant
to this Code section. The commissioner in prescribing the manner in which such
vehicles shall be painted, marked, or equipped shall:
(1)
Require that all such motor vehicles be painted in a two-toned uniform color
or a solid
color.
For vehicles
painted in a two-toned color, the
The
hood, top, and the top area not to exceed 12 inches below the bottom of the
window opening thereof shall be a light gray color and the remaining portion of
said motor vehicle shall be painted a dark blue color;
(2)
Require that any such motor vehicle be equipped with at least one lamp which
when lighted shall display a flashing or revolving colored light visible under
normal atmospheric conditions for a distance of 500 feet from the front and rear
of such vehicle; and
(3)
Require that any such motor vehicle shall be distinctly marked on each side and
the back thereof with the wording 'State Patrol' in letters not less than six
inches in height of a contrasting color from the background color of the motor
vehicle.
Notwithstanding
the above provisions, it shall be permissible for the commissioner to allow not
more than five motor vehicles per State Patrol post to be employed in traffic
law enforcement which are painted any solid color designated by the commissioner
and marked with 'State Patrol' in six inch high letters of a contrasting
color."
SECTION
1-2.
Part
1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to the general authority, duties, and procedures for state
purchasing, is amended by revising Code Section 50-5-60.3, relating to the use
of retreaded tires, as follows:
"50-5-60.3.
All
state agencies, departments, and authorities shall replace original truck tires
of over 16 inch rim size used on nonsteering axles with retreaded tires or
subscribe to a retread service as replacement is necessary and as stockpiled
tires are depleted; provided, however, that nothing in this Code section shall
be construed so as to discourage the use of retreaded tires on other size rims
or other types of vehicles if an agency, department, or authority deems such use
to be economical, feasible, and desirable.
Retreaded
tires shall not be used on an official state vehicle which is used to respond to
public safety emergencies unless the use of retreaded tires on such a vehicle is
expressly approved by the agency, department, or authority responsible for the
operation of the vehicle."
PART
II
SECTION 2-1.
SECTION 2-1.
An
Act amending Code Sections 15-21-2 and 40-13-26, approved April 18, 2006 (Ga. L.
2006, p. 159), is amended by revising Section 3 as follows:
"SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2006."
SECTION
2-2.
An
Act making Code revisions and corrections to the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, approved May 11, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 47), is amended by repealing
Section 15A.
PART
III
SECTION 3-1.
SECTION 3-1.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010, and Part 1 of this Act shall stand
repealed on June 30, 2013.
SECTION
3-2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.