Penalty for Multiple Convictions of Causing Serious Injury Due to Right of Way Violations

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  2. Georgia Code
  3. Motor Vehicles and Traffic
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  5. Cancellation, Suspension, and Revocation of Licenses
  6. Penalty for Multiple Convictions of Causing Serious Injury Due to Right of Way Violations

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  1. The driver's license of any person who is convicted for a second or subsequent offense of violating Code Section 40-6-77 within a five-year period of time, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained or pleas of nolo contendere were accepted to the date of the current arrest for which a conviction is obtained or a plea of nolo contendere is accepted, shall be suspended for 30 days. The person shall submit his or her driver's license to the court upon conviction and the court shall forward the driver's license to the department.
  2. After the suspension period and the person pays a restoration fee of $60.00 or, when processed by mail, $50.00, the suspension shall terminate and the department shall return the person's driver's license to such person.

(Code 1981, §40-5-57.3, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 65, § 2/SB 196.)


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