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2020 Georgia Code
Title 38 - Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs
Chapter 2 - Military Affairs
Article 4 - Active Duty Powers
§ 38-2-300. Right of Way for Troops; Exceptions; Penalty
Universal Citation: GA Code § 38-2-300 (2020)
- The commanding officer of any force of the organized militia which is parading or performing any military duty in any street or highway may require any or all persons in the street or highway to yield the right of way to the militia, provided the carriage of the United States mail, the legitimate functions of the police, and the progress and operations of ambulances, fire departments, and fire engines and apparatus shall not be interfered with thereby. It shall be unlawful for all others to hinder, delay, or obstruct any unit of the organized militia wherever parading or performing any military duty, or to attempt to do so.
- Any person violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ga. L. 1916, p. 158, § 3; Code 1933, § 86-1402; Ga. L. 1951, p. 311, § 24; Ga. L. 1955, p. 10, §§ 97, 111.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Liability for injury or damages resulting from traffic accident on highway involving vehicle in military service, 147 A.L.R. 1431.
Validity, construction, and application of state or local enactments regulating parades, 80 A.L.R.5th 255.
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