Obscuring License Plate in Order to Impede Surveillance Equipment

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Any person who willfully covers any license plate with plastic, other material, or any part of his or her body in order to prevent or impede the ability of surveillance equipment to clearly photograph or otherwise obtain a clear image of the license plate is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00.

(Code 1981, §40-2-6.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 691, § 1/SB 93.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Fingerprinting of offenders not required.

- This offense is not one for which those charged with a violation are to be fingerprinted. 2006 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2006-2.


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