(Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 112; Code 1933, § 68E-207, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 165, § 4; Code 1981, §40-8-26, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 165, § 10.)
Code Commission notes.- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1991, "taillight" was substituted for "tail light" in paragraph (a)(1).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
No conflict with
§ 40-6-124(b). - There is no conflict between O.C.G.A. § 40-8-26, which requires the maintenance in good order of signal devices on all motor vehicles, and O.C.G.A. § 40-6-124(b), which excuses from that requirement vehicles of a certain size. Stubbs v. State, 193 Ga. App. 342, 387 S.E.2d 619 (1989).
Violation provided probable cause for investigatory stop.
- Officer's observation of a three-inch crack in the taillight and a hole in the lens of the defendant's car provided the officer with a valid basis for an investigatory stop. Loveless v. State, 337 Ga. App. 894, 789 S.E.2d 244 (2016).
Punishment for violation.
- Fine of $1,000 for a brake light violation was not excessive. Bowen v. State, 237 Ga. App. 597, 516 S.E.2d 311 (1999).
Cited in Williams v. Herr, 112 Ga. App. 529, 145 S.E.2d 639 (1965); Shirey v. Woods, 118 Ga. App. 851, 165 S.E.2d 891 (1968); State v. Warren, 242 Ga. App. 605, 530 S.E.2d 515 (2000); Lancaster v. State, 261 Ga. App. 348, 582 S.E.2d 513 (2003).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, § 201.
C.J.S.- 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 43 et seq. 60A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 630 et seq.
ALR.
- Reciprocal duties of drivers of automobiles or other vehicles proceeding in the same direction, 24 A.L.R. 507; 47 A.L.R. 703; 62 A.L.R. 970; 104 A.L.R. 485.