2017 Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 6 - Uniform Rules of the Road
Article 14 - Effect of Chapter on Powers of Local Authorities
§ 40-6-374. Form of adopting ordinance

Local authorities shall use the following wording or similar wording in adopting by reference the provisions of this chapter or the definitions contained in Code Section 40-1-1:

(Municipality or County) of ____

Ordinance ____ number

An ordinance adopting the Georgia Uniform Rules of the Road, Code

Sections [ ____ to ____ (except for Code Sections ____ )] of Chapter 6 of

Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, to regulate traffic

upon the public streets of the (Municipality or County) of ____ and

repealing ordinance number ____ and all other ordinances and sections of

ordinances in conflict herewith.

It is ordained by ____ as follows:

Section 1. Adoption by reference. Pursuant to Chapter 6 of Title 40

of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Code Sections 40-6-372

through 40-6-376, Code Sections [ ____ to ____ (except for Code Sections

____ )] of that chapter known as the Uniform Rules of the Road and

the definitions contained in Code Section 40-1-1 are hereby adopted as

and for the traffic regulations of this (Municipality or County) with

like effect as if recited herein.

Section 2. Penalties. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by

law, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this

ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than ____ dollars or

by imprisonment for not more than ____ days or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

Section 3. Repeal. The (existing ordinances covering the same matters

as embraced in this ordinance) are hereby repealed and all ordinances or

parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance

are hereby repealed.

Section 4. Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect from and

after the ____ day of ____, ____.