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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8)
Chapter 14 - USE OF RADAR SPEED DETECTION DEVICES AND TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL DEVICES (§§ 40-14-1 — 40-14-26)
Article 2 - SPEED DETECTION DEVICES (§§ 40-14-1.1 — 40-14-18)
Section 40-14-17 - Laser devices; reliability and admissibility of evidence

Universal Citation:
GA Code § 40-14-17 (2023)
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Evidence of speed based on a speed detection device using the speed timing principle of laser which is of a model that has been approved by the Department of Public Safety shall be considered scientifically acceptable and reliable as a speed detection device and shall be admissible for all purposes in any court, judicial, or administrative proceedings in this state. A certified copy of the Department of Public Safety list of approved models of such laser devices shall be self-authenticating and shall be admissible for all purposes in any court, judicial, or administrative proceedings in this state.

2001 Ga. Laws 223, § 4, redesignated Title 40, Chapter 14, §§ 40-14-2 through 40-14-17 as Title 40, Chapter 14, Article 2, §§ 40-14-2 through 40-14-17. .


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