| Old | New | Differences | |
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| 1 | 1 | 25 LC 39 4685 | |
| 2 | 2 | House Bill 705 | |
| 3 | 3 | By: Representatives Adesanya of the 43 | |
| 4 | 4 | rd | |
| 5 | 5 | , McClain of the 109 | |
| 6 | 6 | th | |
| 7 | 7 | , and Ridley of the 22 | |
| 8 | 8 | nd | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 11 | 11 | AN ACT | |
| 12 | 12 | To amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, | |
| 13 | 13 | 1 | |
| 14 | 14 | relating to general provisions relative to identification and regulation of motor vehicles and2 | |
| 15 | 15 | traffic, so as to prohibit a motor vehicle traffic stop on the sole basis that the person is3 | |
| 16 | 16 | operating a motorcycle or wearing motorcycle related paraphernalia; to provide for related4 | |
| 17 | 17 | matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5 | |
| 18 | 18 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 1.7 | |
| 20 | 20 | Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to8 | |
| 21 | 21 | general provisions relative to identification and regulation of motor vehicles and traffic, is9 | |
| 22 | 22 | amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:10 | |
| 23 | 23 | "40-1-10. | |
| 24 | 24 | 11 | |
| 25 | 25 | A police officer may, upon reasonable articulable suspicion that a motor vehicle is being12 | |
| 26 | 26 | operated in violation of any provision of this title, stop or detain such vehicle. A traffic13 | |
| 27 | 27 | stop based on a reasonable articulable suspicion predicated solely on the fact that a person14 | |
| 28 | 28 | is operating a motorcycle or wearing motorcycle related paraphernalia shall be unlawful."15 | |
| 29 | 29 | H. B. 705 | |
| 30 | 30 | - 1 - 25 LC 39 4685 | |
| 31 | 31 | SECTION 2. | |
| 32 | 32 | 16 | |
| 33 | 33 | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.17 | |
| 34 | 34 | H. B. 705 | |
| 35 | 35 | - 2 - |