Except as provided for in Code Section 40-14-18, no stationary speed detection device shall be employed by county, municipal, college, or university law enforcement officers where the vehicle from which the device is operated is obstructed from the view of approaching motorists or is otherwise not visible for a distance of at least 500 feet.
(Ga. L. 1968, p. 425, § 7; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1968, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 586, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2785, § 30; Ga. L. 2018, p. 1057, § 6/HB 978.)
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted "Except as provided for in Code Section 40-14-18, no" for "No" at the beginning of this Code section.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Applicability.
- Visibility restrictions of Ga. L. 1968, p. 425, § 7 (see now O.C.G.A. § 40-14-7) do not apply to the Department of Public Safety. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-10.
Ga. L. 1968, p. 425 (see now O.C.G.A. Ch. 14, T. 40) places no restrictions on the use of Vascar and radar by the Department of Public Safety. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-10.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
C.J.S.
- 61A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 1641 et seq.