2025 Code of Georgia
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic (Chs. 1 — 16)
Chapter 6 - Uniform Rules of the Road (Arts. 1 — 15)
Article 8 - School Buses (§§ 40-6-160 — 40-6-165)
Annotations
Opinion Notes
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Editor’s notes.In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions under former Code 1933, §§ 68A-706 and 68-1667 are included in the annotations for this article.
Waiver of equipment standards. —There was no authority which would allow a waiver of equipment standards enumerated in former Code 1933, §§ 68A-706 and 68-1667. 1977 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 77-43 (decided under former Code 1933, §§ 68A-706 and 68-1667).
Research References & Practice Aids
Cross references.Accident insurance for children being transported by school bus, § 20-2-1090 et seq.
Duty of drivers of school buses to stop at railroad crossings, § 40-6-142.
Equipment of school buses, § 40-8-110 et seq.
Administrative rules and regulations.Public School Bus Inspection, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Public Safety, Chapter 570-30.
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d.7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, § 282.
Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. —Liability of School Bus Driver or School for Injury to Child Going to or from School Bus, 13 POF3d 475.
C.J.S.60A C. J. S., Motor Vehicles, § 719.
ALR.Carrier’s liability to person in street or highway for purpose of boarding its vehicle, 7 A. L. R.2d 549.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 40
O. C. G. A. Title 40, Ch. 6
- § 40-6-160. Speed limits when transporting children
- § 40-6-161. Headlights to be lit when transporting children; communication equipment required
- § 40-6-162. Use of visual signals
- § 40-6-163. Duty of driver of vehicle meeting or overtaking school bus; reporting of violations; civil monetary penalty for violations captured by school bus camera
- § 40-6-164. Duty of school bus driver stopping to allow children to disembark
- § 40-6-165. Operation of school buses
