A person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug to a degree which renders him a hazard shall not walk or be upon any roadway or the shoulder of any roadway. Violation of this Code section is a misdemeanor and is punishable upon conviction by a fine not to exceed $500.00.
(Code 1933, § 68A-505.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Code 1981, §40-6-96; Code 1981, §40-6-95, as redesignated byGa. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 8 Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 444, 514.
C.J.S.- 60A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 886.
ALR.- Intoxication of person injured or killed as affecting applicability of last clear chance doctrine, 26 A.L.R.2d 308.