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2021 Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 6 - Uniform Rules of the Road
Article 12 - Accidents
§ 40-6-276. Duty of Driver of Wrecker/tow Truck
Universal Citation: GA Code § 40-6-276 (2021)
- The driver of each wrecker truck towing away any vehicle from the scene of a wreck shall also take away all parts belonging to the vehicle which he is towing away, or, if they consist of small parts or broken glass, he shall clear the streets of said small partsor glass, unless the driver is ordered not to do so by the investigating police officer due to circumstances at the scene of the accident.
- Any person violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100.00.
(Ga. L. 1970, p. 445, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 40; Code 1981, §40-6-277; Code 1981, §40-6-276, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5.)
Cross references.- Authority of counties and municipalities with regard to removal and disposal of wrecked, or junked motor vehicles, § 36-60-4.
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