There is created and established a division within the Department of Public Safety to be known as the Motor Carrier Compliance Division which shall include a section designated the Regulatory Compliance Section. Except as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 35, the members of the Motor Carrier Compliance Division shall be known and designated as law enforcement officers. The Regulatory Compliance Section shall be responsible for the regulation of the operation of motor carriers and limousine carriers in accordance with this article, Code Section 40-1-8, and Article 2 of this chapter.
(Code 1981, §40-1-52, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 2/HB 323.)
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 20/HB 323, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2013, and shall apply to violations committed on or after such date".
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Fingerprinting not required.
- Misdemeanor offenses arising under O.C.G.A. § 40-1-52 are offenses for which those charged are not to be fingerprinted. 2012 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 12-6.