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2024 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10)
Chapter 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY (§§ 16-11-1 — 16-11-224)
Article 2 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER (§§ 16-11-30 — 16-11-45)
Section 16-11-43.1 - Promoting or organizing drag races or laying drags exhibitions

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GA Code § 16-11-43.1 (2024)
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  • (a) Any person who knowingly promotes or organizes an exhibition of illegal drag racing, in violation of Code Section 40-6-186, or of laying drags, in violation of Code Section 40-6-251, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.
  • (b) Any person who is knowingly present and actively facilitating an exhibition of illegal drag racing, in violation of Code Section 40-6-186, or of laying drags, in violation of Code Section 40-6-251, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250.00. For purposes of this subsection, active facilitation may be evidenced by using a vehicle to block the portion of the roadway closest to exhibition participants allowing the event to take place.

Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 513,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.

Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 152,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2021.

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